Washington v. Washington

KLEES, Judge.

This appeal arises from the dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction of plaintiff’s motion to modify child custody. We affirm.

Sometime m 1986, it appears that the plaintiff, Clifford Washington, and the defendant, Shawn Jackson Washington, were divorced in a Louisiana court which awarded custody of their minor child, Shauntell Washington, to both parents. On July 14, *10921989, plaintiff instituted a motion to modify the award of custody. Defendant filed an exception of lack of subject matter jurisdiction based on the fact that the child had been living with defendant in…