Rodriguez v. Wyatt

I, respectfully, disagree with the majority opinion only on the affirmance of the portion of the trial court’s judgment which adopts Dr. Klein’s recommendation regarding gradual reinstatement of Jonathan’s visitation rights with the minor child, J.W., for the following reasons.

“Shared custody” means a joint custody order in which each parent has physical custody of the child for an approximately equal amount of time. LSA-R.S. 9:315.9; Broussard, v. Rogers, 10-593 (La.App. 5 Cir. 1/11/11); 54 So.3d 826, 829. Only if it can be shown that a 50-50 shared physical custody arrangement is both…