Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Lewis

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 21, 1980No. 12997PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

PONDER, Judge.

Plaintiff in rule, the husband, has appealed from a judgment denying a reduction in child support.

The sole issue is the proof of changed circumstances.

We affirm.

Previously, the trial court had granted a divorce to the husband; gave custody of four minor children to the wife; and ordered the father to pay $2,000.00 per month in child support, and $600.00 per month in alimony. Janice Lewis subsequently married and no longer receives alimony.

The husband moved that the amount of child support should be reduced to $175.00 per child per month because of changed circumstances. The…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ducote v. DucoteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  2. Meyers v. MeyersLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Scheffler v. SchefflerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984

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