STATE IN INTEREST OF J.J.S.

No. 2014 CJ 1574.

180 So.3d 319 (2015)

STATE of Louisiana In the Interest OF J.J.S.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

July 7, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura G. Slocum , Bureau of General Counsel, Department of Children and Family Services, State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellant, State of Louisiana, Department of Children and Family Services.

Leslie L. Lacy , Mental Health Advocacy Service/Child Advocacy Program, Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellee, J.J.S. (Minor Child).

Jane Thomas , Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellee, J.S. (Father).

Jack Harrison , Baton Rouge, LA, Curator for Appellee, B.V. (Mother).

Before GUIDRY, PETTIGREW, WELCH, THERIOT, and DRAKE, JJ.


The State of Louisiana, Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), appeals the judgment of the juvenile court,1 which dismissed the DCFS's petition to terminate the parental rights of the father (J.S.) as to a minor child adjudicated in need of care (J.J.S.).2 For the reasons...

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