Custer v. Bryant

GOTHARD, Judge.

This appeal arises from a suit to establish filiation and obtain child support. The defendant seeks relief from a judgment setting child support and awarding medical expenses incurred in connection with the child’s birth. Paternity was stipulated in a prior consent judgment. The appellant now challenges the subject matter jurisdiction of the Louisiana courts and asserts that all previous judgments in the matter are nullities. A Mississippi court had dismissed a prior suit, allegedly on the defendant’s objection to venue.

Devin Nicole Custer was born on April 11, 1986 to Nancy C.…