Wootton v. Wootton

|,In this child custody matter, the father appeals from a district court judgment sustaining an exception of no jurisdiction in Ouachita Parish, which was filed by the mother, who has lived in Mississippi with the children since 2008. We affirm the district court judgment.

FACTS

James Leonard Wootton, III, and Melis-samarie Joy Newell married in East Baton Rouge Parish in 2001. Of this marriage, four children were born. The family was living in Caddo Parish when the parents separated in early November 2008, at which time the mother and the children moved to Mississippi. In fact, in the petition…