Cato v. Morales

BYRNES, Judge.

This appeal is concerned with the awarding of custody of two children to their father. The only issue on appeal is the use by the trial judge of a confidential report of the Department of Health and Human Resources in making his custody determination. This report was not introduced into evidence by either party and does not form part of the record on appeal.

Generally the trial judge is given much discretion in awarding child custody and his ruling is not disturbed absent a clear abuse of that discretion. Traylor v. Traylor, 388 So.2d 70 (La.App.1980). Schexnayder v. Schexnayder,…