Legal Opinion

Dillon v. Medellin

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 25, 1982No. 81-C-2012PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

409 So.2d 570 (1982)

Patricia A. DILLON

v.

Hector MEDELLIN.

No. 81-C-2012.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 25, 1982.

F. Smith Knobloch of Knobloch & Knobloch, Thibodaux, for plaintiff-applicant.

Harry F. Cabral, Jr. of Cabral & Cabral, Metairie, for defendant-respondent.

CALOGERO, Justice.

In this case, a woman who has lived in Louisiana with her child for over two years petitioned the district court in Thibodaux, Louisiana on September 5,1980 to enforce a custody decree in her favor rendered in the State of Texas on May 26, 1977. She sought enforcement under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lang v. LangAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959
  2. Dillon v. MedellinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Nelson v. NelsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  2. In Re the Appeal in Pima County Juvenile Action No. J-78632Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1985
  3. Amin v. BakhatySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
  4. Wachter v. WachterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  5. Kelly v. GervaisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990

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