Laplace v. Briere

This suit was brought by the plaintiff for an absolute divorce from her husband and for the care, custody, and control of the single issue of the marriage, a boy some Sy¡¡ years old at the time the suit was filed. The suit is brought under Act 269 of 1916, commonly known as the “Seven Years Divorce Law.”

It is alleged that plaintiff and defendant were married in the city of New Orleans on January 31, 1912; that they separated on November 11, 1914, and have continuously from said date and for more than seven years, lived separate and apart.

It is further alleged that the plaintiff has…