COCKERHAM v. COCKERHAM

2012 CA 1769.

201 So.3d 253 (2013)

M. Nelson COCKERHAM and Henry J. Cockerham v. Douglas L. COCKERHAM, Jr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

October 3, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest M. Forbes , Denham Springs, LA, Attorney for Plaintiffs-Appellees, Estate of M. Nelson Cockerham and Henry J. Cockerham

Douglas M. Chapoton , Powers, Sellers, & Chapoton, L.L.P., Baton Rouge, LA, Attorney for Defendants-Appellants, Douglas L. Cockerham, Jr. and Lisa Arline Cockerham.

BEFORE: PARRO, WELCH, AND KLINE, JJ.


The defendants have appealed a judgment, which, among other things, ordered the termination of two family trusts. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On July 11, 1996, Douglas Lamar Cockerham, Sr. (Lamar) and Ruth C. Cockerham (Ruth) established a family trust known as the...

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