Blouin v. Blouin

PONDER, Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment of the Family Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge granting a divorce, child support and permanent alimony. This court, ex proprio motu, noted an apparent defect in that the appeal bond was not timely filed, and issued a show cause order.

The only question is whether an appeal bond on an appeal from a divorce judgment also awarding alimony and child support must be furnished within thirty days.

The chronology of events is that a judgment was signed on July 15, 1976. No motion for a new trial was made. An order of appeal was signed on August 18,…