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STATE IN INTEREST OF M.L.W.

Nos. 12-CA-331, 12-CA-332, 12-CA-333.

106 So.3d 1121 (2012)

STATE of Louisiana in the Interest of M.L.W. a/k/a M.M.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

December 11, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherry A. Watters , Katherine M. Dowling , Attorneys at Law, Department of Children and Family Services, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Cynthia D. Samuel , Attorney at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Parent/Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, and ROBERT A. CHAISSON.

ROBERT A. CHAISSON, Judge.

This is an appeal by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) from a judgment ordering it to pay the fees of a duly appointed curator in a voluntary surrender proceeding. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment and award an additional $750.00 in attorney fees for work performed on this appeal.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The pertinent facts are that DCFS had been conducting a child in need...

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