Legal Opinion
Griffith v. Roy
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 6, 1972No. 52241PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARHAM, Justice.
We are required to determine whether a district court or a juvenile court has jurisdiction to adjudicate the status and custody of two children under seven years of age when a neglect complaint is made by a grandparent and there has be'en no prior judicial determination of custody between the divorced parents.
These very young children are the issue of a marriage between Eileen Reed and Joseph Folse Roy, Jr. The mother instituted a separation suit in July, 1969, in Orleans Parish where she and the children were domiciled, and she was awarded provisional custody. The . children…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Herbert v. RenaudSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
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3Cited by24 opinions
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