LaCaze v. LaCaze

GUIDRY, Judge.

This is an appeal by a wife from a judgment of divorce which ordered the father to pay $200.00 per month for the support of an eleven year old boy, but denied appellant permanent alimony because of her ability to work. The only error complained of is the denial of such alimony solely on the basis that the wife failed to prove she was unable to perform gainful employment.

The parties separated due to the fault of the husband after approximately eleven years of marriage. During that time Mrs. LaCaze, now 41 years of age, was employed on a number of occasions as a nurse’s aide and…