Howze v. Howze

bSHORTESS, C.J.

Veronica Suzanne Howze and Malcolm Terry Howze were married on June 11,1988, *587in Livingston Parish. Two children were born of the marriage: Mitchell Cole Howze (Mitch), born September 7, 1991, and Matthew Aron Howze (Matthew), born March 25, 1996.

On February 23, 1998, Mrs. Howze filed for divorce. She sought temporary custody of the children. On March 5, 1998, before Mr. Howze was served with the petition, the court held a hearing on the temporary custody issue and awarded temporary custody of both children to Mrs. Howze during the pen-dency of the proceedings. Mr. Howze was not…