Danielle Deon Dickerson Acurio v. Dr. Michael Thomas Acurio

Supreme Court of Louisiana FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #026 FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA The Opinions handed down on the 3rd day of May, 2017, are as follows: BY CLARK, J.: 2016-C-1395 DANIELLE DEON DICKERSON ACURIO v. DR. MICHAEL THOMAS ACURIO (Parish of Bossier) For the reasons expressed above and in light of the strong public policy that favors the community property regime, we hold that for purposes of La. Civ. Code art. 2331, an act under private signature must be duly acknowledged prior to the marriage to be fully perfected and given legal effect. Thus, we…