Legal Opinion

Sisk v. Sisk

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 11, 2005No. 39,768-CAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

hPEATROSS, J.

This appeal arises from the sustaining of Heather Grable Sisk’s (“Heather”) Exception of Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction and the dismissal of John Sisk’s (“John”) Rule for Custody of their minor child. In so ruling, the trial court stated that “the legal power and authority to adjudicate this matter, at this time, rests with the California courts pursuant to R.S. 13:1700-1706, CCP Art. 863, etc.” The court further held that the “home state” of the minor child in question is California. As a result of this ruling, Heather retained custody of the couple’s minor child. John now…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Revere v. RevereSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  2. Adams v. AdamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  3. Dillon v. MedellinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  4. Howard v. HowardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
  5. Parker v. ParkerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982

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