STATE EX REL. J.Y.M.

No. JAC09-1335.

45 So.3d 1128 (2010)

STATE in the Interest of J.Y.M.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

August 4, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine L. Stagg , Attorney at Law, Charles, LA, for Appellant, P.J.M. (Father).

Alberto DePuy , Attorney at Law, Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office, Charles, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana.

Stephen Berniard , Attorney at Law, Charles, LA, for Appellee, Office of Community Services.

James Gaharan , Attorney at Law, Charles, LA, for Appellee, Y.L.S. (Mother).

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, BILLY HOWARD EZELL, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges.


PAINTER, Judge.

P.J.M. appeals several rulings by the trial court adjudicating his minor daughter, J.Y.M., as a child in need of care. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

J.Y.M. is the minor daughter of P.J.M. and Y.L.S. Y.L.S. is a citizen of Honduras. P.J.M. was granted legal custody of J.Y.M. by the Honduran courts and returned to the United States with J.Y.M.

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