Legal Opinion
Richards v. Richards
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 2, 1988No. 87-151PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
G. WILLIAM SWIFT, Jr., Judge Pro Tern.
The issues presented by this appeal are whether the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for a continuance, allowing fault to be determined at the trial in the absence of such an allegation in the pleadings, and finding the plaintiff free from fault in the breakup of the marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. Richards separated in November 1984 and on June 19, 1986, a judgment of divorce was rendered based on their living separate and apart for one year. Mrs. Richards, the plaintiff, was granted custody of their minor child and her rights to alimony and child…
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