Legal Opinion

Freeman v. Freeman

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 8, 1986No. 85-897Published

1Opinion of the Court

DOUCET, Judge.

The sole issue presented on this appeal is whether the trial judge erred in awarding a wife post-divorce alimony in the sum of $150.00 per month.

Although she was earning a small salary at the time of the trial, the plaintiffs un-contradicted affidavit and testimony reveal that she does not have sufficient means for her support. The husband, a farmer, incurred huge losses in 1982 and 1983, and he apparently has no other income. In 1985 he made a dation en paiement of all his land (which belonged to his separate estate) to the Federal Land Bank and insti*995tuted bankruptcy…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Benoit v. BenoitLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
  2. Rutherford v. RutherfordLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  3. Breaux v. BreauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983

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