Legal Opinion

Lavigne v. James

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 14, 2015No. 15-CA-19Published

1Opinion of the Court

MARC E. JOHNSON, Judge.

|Jn this domestic matter, Appellant, Craig James, challenges the amount of child support the trial court ordered him to pay and the determination that Appellee, Shameka Lavigne, is entitled to claim the minor child every year for income tax purposes. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Craig James and Shameka Lavigne married in February 2008. One child was born of this marriage on December 8, 2011. Ms. Lavigne filed for divorce on October 3, 2013 and sought child support, spousal support, and to be the domiciliary parent in a joint…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Mathes v. SchwingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
  2. Dejoie v. GuidryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
  3. Ficarra v. FicarraLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
  4. McClanahan v. McClanahanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  5. Rutland v. RutlandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013

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