Legal Opinion

Desoto v. Desoto

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 5, 1999No. 98-1889Published

1Opinion of the Court

JjDOUCET, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, Luther J. Desoto, appeals a judgement of the district court dismissing his Rule For Termination And/Or Reduction Of Alimony and ordering him to continue to pay $300.00 per month in alimony to his ex-wife, Carmen Gerhardt Desoto. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

FACTS

Luther and Carmen Desoto were divorced on May 18, 1990, after approximately twenty-nine years of marriage. The divorce decree found Carmen free from fault and ordered Luther to initially pay $900.00 per month in alimony. That amount was later reduced to the present payment of $300.00…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Rhinehart v. RhinehartLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  2. Maturin v. MaturinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
  3. Towell v. TowellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994

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