Legal Opinion
Elliott v. Elliott
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 7, 1984No. 83-981PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUIDRY, Judge.
On August 2, 1983, Harold E. Elliott was granted a divorce from Barnie Bundy Elliott on the basis of their living separate and apart for one year. From that judgment, defendant perfects this appeal. Plaintiff-appellee timely answered the appeal praying for damages for the filing of a frivolous appeal.
La.R.S. 9:301 provides as follows:
“When the spouses have been living separate and apart continuously for a period of one year or more, either spouse may sue for and obtain a judgment of absolute divorce.”
The Supreme Court in Adams v. Adams, 408 So.2d 1322 (La.1982), stated that the…
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