Legal Opinion

Lee v. Lee

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 13, 2006No. 41,748-CAPublished

1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.

|! Alice Lee appeals a judgment dismissing her rule for final periodic support. The district court found that a divorce agreement executed by Alice and her former husband, Howard Lewis Lee, Jr., waived any claim for final periodic support. We affirm.

Factual Background

After 32 years of marriage, the parties separated and Alice filed for Art. 102 divorce. Lewis later filed for Art. 103(1) divorce. By an amending petition, Alice alleged that “through threats and coercion” Lewis had “persuaded” her to execute a divorce agreement or else he would flee the country and leave her destitute. The…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brown v. Drillers, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  2. McAlpine v. McAlpineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
  3. DeMontluzin v. DeMontluzinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  4. Moore v. MooreLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005

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