Favrot v. Barnes

GARRISON, Judge.

This appeal is part of the voluminous litigation between Clifford F. Favrot, Jr. and Katherine Boulet Barnes, parties to the landmark decision of Favrot v. Barnes, 339 So.2d 843 (1976) in which our Supreme Court held that the earning capacity of an unemployed divorced wife does not bar her from alimony .under Article 160.

In that case, the Louisiana Supreme Court upheld the findings of the trial judge that Mr. Favrot was at fault and that the former Mrs. Favrot was in necessitous circumstances, by reinstating an alimony award of $800.00 per month in favor of Katherine Boulet.

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