Wascom v. Wascom
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
691 So.2d 678 (1997)
Malcolm Lee WASCOM, Jr.
v.
Lucy F. WASCOM.
No. 96-CC-0125.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 8, 1997.
John N. Gallaspy, Sondra Arlt Cheek, Bogalusa, for Applicant.
Jill Ellen Leber, Rebecca S. Oser, Covington, for Respondent.
ISSUE
KIMBALL, Justice.[*]
We granted the writ in this case to resolve a split among the circuit courts of appeal on the issue of whether alimony pendente lite may be awarded for any period of time after a final judgment of divorce has been rendered. Finding first, the basis for alimony pendente lite is the codal obligation of mutual support between spouses and…
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