Legal Opinion
Jones v. Thibodeaux
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 20, 1986No. 85-C-2325PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
488 So.2d 945 (1986)
Judy Theresa JONES
v.
Lee Anthony THIBODEAUX.
No. 85-C-2325.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 20, 1986.
Kim A. Gandy, New Orleans, for applicant.
Floyd J. Reed, Reed & Reed, New Orleans, for respondent.
WATSON, Justice.
The question is whether a debtor's exemption from seizure for child support obligations is seventy-five percent of his disposable earnings, except when the Department of Health and Human Resources is involved.
FACTS
After a paternity suit, defendant, Lee Anthony Thibodeaux, was decreed to be the natural father of a child born to plaintiff, Judy Theresa Jones, in 1979.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Chappuis v. ReggieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- Fakier v. PicouSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- State ex rel. Grosch v. EchezabalSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- Blanchard v. BlanchardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Toney v. WhitfieldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- Jones v. ThibodeauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986