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Whitaker v. Whitaker

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 22, 1986No. 17498-CAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

FRED W. JONES, Judge.

Charles Whitaker and Denise Whitaker were married in 1978 and divorced in 1983. Custody of their minor son was awarded to the mother, with the father granted visitation rights consisting of alternate weekends, alternate Thanksgiving/Christmas holidays, and two weeks in the summer.

In 1985 the father filed this rule for joint custody, asserting that such an arrangement would be in the best interest of his five year old son. After a hearing the trial court rejected the father’s request for joint custody, but increased his summer visitation privileges from two to four weeks.

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Turner v. TurnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  2. Carroway v. CarrowayLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  3. Lachney v. LachneyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  4. Black v. BlackLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  5. Roberts v. RobertsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984

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