Jones v. Chatelain

|2In this child custody case, the mother appeals two judgments in which the trial court granted sole custody of the parties’ minor children to the father and terminated all of the mother’s contact and visitation with them. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This child custody matter has a long and contentious history. C.M.J. and L.M.C.1 were married in January 1996 in Orleans Parish. They later established their matrimonial domicile in St. Tammany Parish. Three children were born of the marriage, namely: C.T.J., a boy, born on September…