Legal Opinion

Moss v. Goodger

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 12, 2012No. 12-783PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

Bln this contentious custody dispute, George Goodger contests the trial court’s judgment of primary, domiciliary custody of thirteen-year-old Hoyt to his former partner, Carolyn Moss. Mr. Goodger asserts that Ms. Moss is volatile and emotionally unstable and that the trial court’s judgment in Ms. Moss’ favor, following an evaluation of La.Civ.Code art. 134, was an abuse of discretion. For the following reasons, we agree with Mr. Goodger and reverse the judgment of the trial court.

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We will consider whether the trial court abused its discretion in awarding…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  3. Ambrose v. New Orleans Police Amb. Serv.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  4. Evans v. LungrinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
  5. Southern Development Co. v. GrecoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1928

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  2. Vidrine v. VidrineLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  3. Gary v. LeBlancLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  4. Dawes v. DawesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  5. Guinn v. GuinnLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017

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