State v. Shows

FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

In an action brought under the civil enforcement provisions of the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act [“URE-SA”], La.R.S. 13:1661-1688, the defendant father was ordered to pay $750 per month for the support of his children. Defendant appealed the judgment fixing child support, contending that the award was grossly excessive under the circumstances.

By judgment dated June 16, 1980, rendered in the Sixth Judicial District Court for Madison Parish, Willa Ann Shows received a legal separation from Larry Wayne Shows, the custody of their four minor children, and…