BERNARD v. BERNARD

No. 4661.

300 So.2d 499 (1974)

Arnold BERNARD, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Josephine Robin BERNARD, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

September 11, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dubuisson, Brinkhaus, Guglielmo & Dauzat by James T. Guglielmo, Opelousas, for defendant and appellant.

William E. Logan, Jr., Lafayette, for plaintiff and appellee.

Before FRUGÉ, CULPEPPER and WATSON, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

The sole issue in this case is the adequacy of the awards for alimony pendente lite and child support. In a judgment of separation, the district judge awarded the wife $400 per month for alimony pendente lite, plus $400 per month for the support of the two minor children, a total of $800 per month. The wife appealed, seeking an increase to a total of $1,600 per month.

There is no dispute as to the law. Under LSA-C.C. Article 148, a wife who...

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