Hagedorn v. Hagedorn

DOMENGEAUX, Chief Judge.

Allen Neil Hagedorn appeals a judgment overruling his exception of lack of jurisdiction in this child custody case. He contends the Louisiana trial court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over this controversy and should defer to the jurisdiction of the Indiana court where he has filed a suit for custody of his daughter. We agree and reverse the decision of the trial court.

On June 12, 1989, Ronda Henson Hage-dorn left her husband, Allen Hagedorn, and moved from Indiana to Louisiana taking her three year old daughter, Shaina Marie Hagedorn, with her. Also on…