Legal Opinion

Dean v. Dean

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 2, 1987No. 19081-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MARVIN, Judge.

In this action to modify child support, the father appeals judgments rendered on the same date, one of which finds him in contempt and orders his arrest and incarceration and the other of which rejects his demand to reduce child support. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

FACTS

The litigants were legally separated by a judgment of November 28, 1977, and were divorced on December 29, 1978. Neither judgment mentioned the three children of the marriage. The father, then a professional football player, was voluntarily supporting his children who were in the custody of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Brown v. BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
  2. Sherwood v. SherwoodLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Sears, Roebuck and Co. v. BrittonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989

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