MARCUS v. BURNETT

No. 3909.

264 So.2d 737 (1972)

Joyce MARCUS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Joseph Raymond BURNETT, Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 1, 1972.

Writ Granted September 29, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baggett, Hawsey & McClain, by R. Scott McClain, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant.

Cormie & Morgan by John DeRosier, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Before SAVOY, HOOD and CULPEPEPR, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

The sole issue on appeal is the amount which the defendant father must pay for the support of his three children, born of his first marriage to plaintiff. The district judge awarded $60 per month per child, a total of $180 per month. The plaintiff mother appealed, seeking an increase.

The record shows that in September of 1969 Mr. Joseph Burnett was granted a divorce from Mrs. Joyce Burnett in the State of Nevada. That judgment contained...

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