Sanchez v. Sanchez

WARD, Judge.

Article 74.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure was enacted in 1983 to “fill the gap” in the law by providing venue rules for child custody proceedings — the prior omission of which had “created a difficult problem for the courts.” La.C.C.P. art. 74.2, Comment (a). As this case illustrates, a gap may yet exist, and the courts still have difficult problems. Specifically, we granted certiorari to review the Civil District Court’s denial, based upon La.C.C.P. art. 74.2(C), of Relator’s motion to transfer the issue of child support to the 24th Judicial District Court for Jefferson Parish…