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· 4/28/1960

Boyd v. Sutton

Citations

  • 120 So. 2d 350
  • 1960 La. App. LEXIS 954

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • reversing the trial court’s order that involuntarily terminated father’s parental rights to his children pursuant to, inter alia, subsections 2511(a)(1) and (a)(2), where (a
  • where trial court failed to address effect of severing parent-child bond that is apparent from record, the case should be remanded for appropriate needs-and-welfare analysis
  • “Where an incarcerated parent faces termination of parental rights, it is critical that the fact of incarceration and the practical limits it imposes on the parent/child relationship not obscure the focus of the statutory inquiry.”
  • “the subsection (b) evaluation must be given more than mere lip service.”

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Judges: Gladney

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