Louisiana Court of Appeal July 7, 2015, No. 2014 CJ 1574 (State ex rel. J.J.S.)

lead-opinion

DRAKE, J.

LThe 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 that follow, we reverse the judgment of the juvenile court.

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