In re Bourgeois

AFFIRMED Appellant Yvette Guerin Bourgeois, wife of Chad J. Bourgeois, appeals the denial by the trial court of her petition for the intrafamily adoption of the child L.J.B. Chad Bourgeois was formerly married to Evelyn Benoit, and of that marriage L.J.B. was born, on November 21, 1999. When Chad and Evelyn were divorced, Chad obtained sole custody of L.J B. Chad and Yvette married on May 31, 2003, and L.J.B. has resided with them since that time. The Petition For Stepparent Adoption, filed in October 2003, alleged that Evelyn has failed to support, visit, communicate or attempt to communicate with, the child for a period in excess of six months. Chad consented to the adoption. Therefore, under La. Ch. C. art. 1245, Evelyn's consent was unnecessary.