Fike v. Fike

| iPETERS, Judge.

J.E. Fike III appeals the dismissal of his petition for divorce. His wife, Jean M. McHenry Fike, has answered the appeal, seeking attorney fees for frivolous appeal. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgment dismissing Mr. Fike’s divorce action and we reject Mrs. Fike’s request for attorney fees.

The litigants were married on April 8, 1969, and separated on July 3,1991. On July 8,1991, Mrs. Fike filed a petition for divorce pursuant to the provisions of La.Civ.Code art. 102. Mr. Fike responded to this petition by filing a reconventional demand against his…