Nance v. Nance

DUFRESNE, Judge.

Richard Nance (plaintiff) instituted this litigation by filing a Petition for Separation against his wife, Brenda Nance (defendant), who thereafter reconvened seeking a divorce and alimony. Upon the trial of this matter, the court granted a divorce based on the parties having lived apart for more than one year (LSA-R.S. 9:301) and determined that the parties were mutually at fault, effectively denying defendant’s request for alimony.

Defendant appeals the trial court’s finding of fault on her part and argues that she was free of the type of fault which would have deprived her…