Legal Opinion

Dugas v. Dugas

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 21, 1982No. 82 CA 0332PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

424 So.2d 1189 (1982)

Clark Joseph DUGAS

v.

Claudette Ann Domangue DUGAS.

No. 82 CA 0332.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

December 21, 1982.

Robert Barrios, Houma, for plaintiff and appellant.

Stanwood R. Duval, Jr., Houma, for defendant and appellee.

Before LOTTINGER, COLE and CARTER, JJ.

COLE, Judge.

The main issue presented in this domestic relations case is the meaning of the term "lawful cause" in a suit for abandonment.

The facts are as follows. Plaintiff, Clark Dugas, and defendant, Claudette Domangue Dugas, were married in 1956. Six children were born of this marriage. In July of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Johnson v. WelshSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  2. Von Bechman v. Von BechmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  3. Quinn v. QuinnLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
  4. Bergeron v. BergeronLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
  5. Levine v. LevineLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Jenkins v. JenkinsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  2. Durand v. WillisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  3. Schirrmann v. SchirrmannLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  4. Finch v. FinchLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  5. Blake v. BlakeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985

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