Mathews v. Mathews

I concur in the majority opinion insofar as it affirms the amount of the alimony and child support set by the trial court on May 2, 1985, but for the reasons stated by Judge Cole in Wasson v. Wasson, 439 So.2d 1208 (1st Cir.1983), contrary to the majority opinion, I do not believe the supreme court ruling in Frederic v. Frederic, 302 So.2d 903 (La.1974) prohibits the changes in alimony or child support made by an appellate court from being retroactive to the date of the trial court ruling which it corrects.

Unless stated otherwise in the opinion, when the appellate judgment became final the…