Pepiton v. Pepiton

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Mrs. Esther Albano Miraya, former wife of Philip Pepiton, has appealed from a judgment dismissing a rule- in which she sought the permanent care and custody of her minor child, Neolia Phillis Pepiton.

On May 13, 1946, Philip Pepiton, father of the child, obtained a divorce from the appellant on the ground of adultery and was awarded the permanent care and custody of their minor child. According to the allegations of his petition filed in the divorce proceedings, appellee was discharged from the military service in February, 1946, and upon his return to New Orleans he learned…