Thomas v. Thomas

MARVIN, Chief Judge.

In this action to modify custody and child support, after having consented to a 1991 judgment awarding the father sole custody and $225 monthly child support, the mother appeals, complaining that the child support should not have been awarded retroactive to the date the father sought the modification 17 months before the judgment was pronounced. LRS 9:310.

The mother also complains that the trial court failed to credit her with the monetary support she provided the child while in her joint custody and that the court erroneously “considered” the father’s claim to recoup the…