Legal Opinion

Bentley v. Bentley

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 26, 1985No. 84-518Published

1Opinion of the Court

KING, Judge.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether or not a former husband can recover attorney’s fees and costs from his *1105former wife after successfully defending a rule brought by her to make past due child support executory.

Plaintiff, George P. Bentley, Jr., brought a rule against his' former wife, Paula Bentley, to recover attorney’s fees and costs he incurred in successfully defending a rule previously filed by Mrs. Bentley seeking to make past due child support executory. The trial court denied Mr. Bentley’s request for attorney’s fees and costs. We affirm.

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bentley v. BentleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  2. Martin v. MartinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983

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