Legal Opinion
Allen v. Allen
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 7, 2014No. 2013-CC-2778PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVictory, J.
|, We granted this writ application to determine whether the family court divisions *343of the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, whose jurisdiction is limited to “family or juvenile matters,” have subject matter jurisdiction over partition proceedings involving divorcing spouses’ separate property. Finding these courts have subject matter jurisdiction over those matters, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeal and remand the case to the district court for further proceedings.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The proceeding below concerns actions between former spouses, Lange Allen and Susan…
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