IN RE ADOPTION OF M. L. D.

No. 18-822.

271 So.3d 236 (2019)

IN RE: Applying for the Agency ADOPTION OF M. L. D.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 19, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chantel Conrad , 825 Kaliste Saloom Road, Brandywine III, Suite 150, Lafayette, LA 70508, (337) 262-2250, COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT: State of Louisiana, Dept. of Children and Family Services.

Kathy Lynn Cook , Mental Health Advocacy Service, 302 Dulles Drive, Suite U-47, Lafayette, LA 70506, (337) 262-2030, COUNSEL FOR OTHER APPELLANT: G. L. D.

Thailund Porter-Green , Mental Health Advocacy Service, 110 French Street, Suite A, New Iberia, LA 70560, (337) 251-9575, COUNSEL FOR OTHER APPELLEE: M. L. D.

Joseph A. Tabb , Baudry & Tabb, LLC, 111 Wilson Street, Franklin, LA 70538, (337) 828-0454, COUNSEL FOR APPELLEES: Derek Diboll, Tracey Diboll.

Court composed of John D. Saunders, Van H. Kyzar, and Candyce G. Perret, Judges.


Two minor children came into the custody of the State when the Agency received a report of neglect and lack of supervision. Subsequently, the children were adjudicated Children in Need of Care and placed in the home of Petitioners, Tracey Diboll and Derek Diboll, as a pre-adoptive placement. The biological siblings lived continuously...

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