Legal Opinion

Fontenot v. Fontenot

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 6, 2000No. 00-1057Published

1Opinion of the Court

hAMY, Judge.

The appellant filed a petition seeking to terminate his financial responsibility for the two children born during a marriage that ended in divorce. Through their appointed curator, the children filed an exception to the petition asserting that no cause of action existed as any termination proceeding had prescribed. The exception was sustained by the trial court. The father now appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

Shane and Mary Fontenot were married in 1989. Two children were born during the marriage, the oldest in January 1990 and the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Segura v. FrankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  2. Hampton v. GreenfieldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  3. Keith v. US Fidelity & Guar. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
  4. Aucoin v. State Through Dept. of Transp. and Dev.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
  5. Fruge v. FrugeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996

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