Legal Opinion

Johnston v. Johnston

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 16, 1985No. 84-CA-0346PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDWARDS, Judge.

Defendant appeals a judgment against him for $8,200 past due child support, *32$1,063.68 past due medical expenses for the children, and $600 attorney’s fees, for a total of $9,863.68. We affirm.

When the Johnstons were divorced in 1979, Mrs. Johnston got custody of the couple’s two children, and Mr. Johnston was ordered to pay $400 per month child support, plus all reasonable medical, dental, and drug bills of the children. Mr. Johnston never paid the $400 per month as ordered by the court. Before the divorce judgment he had been voluntarily paying Mrs. Johnston $150 a month as…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Dubroc v. DubrocSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  2. Halcomb v. HalcombSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  3. Breaux Bros. Construction Co. v. Associated Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
  4. Boothe v. MayLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982

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