Dray v. Bendily

|,Brian Chavis Bendily appeals the judgment by the Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Ouachita, State of Louisiana, denying his motion to set aside judgment and motion for a new trial after a default judgment partitioning the community property was entered in favor of Karen Marie Dray Bendily, now Karen Snowdy. For the following reasons the judgment is affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for further proceedings.

Facts

Brian and Karen were married in 2000 and have one daughter, born in 2001. The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year. On January 8, 2010,…