Legal Opinion
Cook v. Williams
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 7, 1983No. 5-385PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUTALL, Judge.
Appellant John G. Williams, II, appeals the making executory in Louisiana of a judgment against him, in the amount of $1,048.00, for attorney’s fees in connection with a Texas Child-support hearing. We affirm.
The Texas proceeding, at which appellant was present, was initiated by his ex-wife for an increase in child support. Appellant drove to Harris County, Texas, to respond to the motion. He was represented there by a Texas attorney. The increase was granted, as well as attorney fees for the wife’s attorney, Robert Cook, in the amount of $1,000.00 plus $48.00 court costs. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Milliken v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Durfee v. DukeSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Crichton v. Succession of CrichtonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
- Biri v. BiriLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
3Cited by3 opinions
- Barnhill v. BarnhillLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
- In re TerryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
- Cook v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983