Legal Opinion

Gill v. Bennett

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 7, 2011No. 11-886PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AMY, Judge.

hThe plaintiff brought this action, seeking to resolve a custody dispute. After a hearing, the trial court awarded joint custody to the mother and father and awarded visitation to the grandmother. The grandmother appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

The subject of this custody dispute, Madison Bennett, was born in 2005 to the plaintiff, Richard Gill, and the defendant, Gabrielle Bennett (now Harmon).1 The record indicates that, at the time of Madison’s birth, Mr. Gill resided in Louisiana and Mrs. Harmon, along with her mother, Laurie…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Lehr v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. In Re Adoption of BGSSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
  5. Aeb v. JbeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ardoin v. GriceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  2. Gary v. LeBlancLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  3. Hiser v. FellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  4. Matthew W. Pitts v. Amanda M. MooreSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
  5. Matthew W. Pitts v. Amanda M. MooreSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014

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