Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Phillips
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 2, 1971No. 11547PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRICE, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment rejecting the demands of the plaintiff-in-rule seeking to obtain a change in custody of two minor children.
James Rodney Phillips, the father of Pennie Leigh and Susan Marie Phillips, aged three, and one and one-half years respectively, obtained a divorce from Carol *653E. Bailey Phillips, the mother of the children, on grounds of adultery on her part. A default judgment was rendered on August 9, 1967 awarding custody of the children to the father.
On April 5, 1968, Carol Phillips filed a petition for a rule to show cause why custody of the children…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Decker v. LandrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- Messner v. MessnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
- McCaa v. McCaaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Murray v. MurrayLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
3Cited by5 opinions
- Lambert v. LambertLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Cleeton v. CleetonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Schexnayder v. SchexnayderLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- LeGrand v. LeGrandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Phillips v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971