Benoit v. Benoit

PICKETT, Judge, Ad Hoc.

Original Plaintiff, Melinda Lacoste Be-noit, appeals from a judgment of the trial court which awards the custody of her minor child, David Benoit, to his father, Donald Evans Benoit, original defendant, and plaintiff, in reconvention.

Plaintiff and defendant were married May 7, 1977, in Cameron, Louisiana, where they established their matrimonial domicile. One child, David Benoit, was born of this marriage, on December 21, 1977.

Mr. and Mrs. Benoit separated on or about June 4, 1982, and Mrs. Benoit filed suit for legal separation, based on allegations of constructive…