Legal Opinion

McGovern v. McGovern

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 30, 2016No. 15-CA-737PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, Judge.

| gAppellant-father appeals the trial court’s judgment granting the maternal grandmother visitation with her nine-year old grandson, T.M., pursuant to La. C.C. art. 136(B). For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The undisputed facts in this case are that Darren McGovern and Danelle Keim McGovern were married and had one child, T.M. T.M.’s parents divorced prior to Mrs. McGovern’s death in 2013, and, at some point prior to her death, Mr. McGovern was granted custody of T.M. with Mrs. McGovern granted…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Canovsky v. GehrsenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
  3. Tracie F. v. Francisco D.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2015

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Graver v. LeachLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  2. Graver v. LeachLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018

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