Couvillion v. Couvillion

AUGUSTINE, Judge.

Mrs. Couvillion appeals from an order of the trial court in which she was denied permanent alimony. To prevail in this suit for alimony, Mrs. Couvillion must be without fault and without sufficient means for her maintenance. C.C. Art. 160. In December 1978, Mrs. Couvillion filed for a separation from bed and board. In her petition, she alleged that Mr. Couvillion left the matrimonial domicile and that the parties “voluntarily” lived separate and apart for a period of more than one year, during which time no reconciliation had taken place. Mrs. Couvillion then alleged she was…