Gilkes v. Bower

I,WALTZER, Judge.

Relator, Craig Bower, seeks review of an order enjoining him from removing his minor child from the mother’s physical custody. The father asks this court to review the alleged denial of his exceptions to the trial court’s jurisdiction although he admits the trial court neither heard nor considered his exceptions. He argues that Louisiana courts do not have jurisdiction over this child custody matter since the minor had resided primarily with Bower in other states and had only visited the mother for holidays and summer vacations in Louisiana since 1994.

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