Couty v. Ayres

STOULIG, Judge.

This suit involves a dispute over the custody of the two daughters of June Ayres Couty and Leo L. Couty, now legally separated. The parties were married in 1956 and established their matrimonial domicile in St. Bernard Parish. Of this union were born three children: Julee Ann, Lisa Lee and Christopher L. Couty, aged at the time of trial 11, 8 and lJ/$ years, respectively.

On September 10, 1968, June Couty, upon the advice of her attorney, left the matrimonial domicile and moved with her three children to the home of her parents in Metairie, Louisiana. Allegedly, her relationship…