STATE IN INTEREST OF D.B.

NO. 2016-CA-0694.

206 So.3d 1021 (2016)

STATE of Louisiana IN the INTEREST OF D.B.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 8, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Romona Jordan , Mental Health Advocacy Services, 1450 Poydras Street, Suite 1105, New Orleans, LA 70112, Katherine M. Dowling , State of Louisiana, Dept. of Children and Family Services, 1450 Poydras Street, 16TH FLOOR, New Orleans, LA 70112, COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT/STATE OF LOUISIANA.

Laura S. Brown , Liskow & Lewis, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 5000, New Orleans, LA 70139-5099, COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE/K.T.

(Court composed of Judge Dennis R. Bagneris, Sr., Judge Roland L. Belsome, Judge Joy Cossich Lobrano).


Judge Joy Cossich Lobrano

In the case sub judice, this Court must decide whether a putative father's parental rights should be terminated under La. Ch. C. art. 1015 when the facts indicate that he may not know that his sexual relationship with a mother resulted in the birth of a child. Answering that question affirmatively, we reverse the judgment of the juvenile court and terminate the putative father's rights to the child, D.B.

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