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DENTON v. MESHELL

No. 12956.

335 So.2d 705 (1976)

Samuel Overton DENTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Eula Marie Denton MESHELL, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 3, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilson & Veatch by Thomas A. Wilson, Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellant.

Nesib Nader, Shreveport, for defendant-appellee.

Before HALL, MARVIN and JONES, JJ.

En Banc. Rehearing Denied August 3, 1976.

MARVIN, Judge.

The issue on the father's appeal is whether the lower court erred in denying a change of custody of a five-year-old son when the mother of the child admittedly is living in open adultery. We reverse the lower court and award custody to the father.

These parties were married for less than three years and were divorced in 1973, at which time custody was awarded to the mother. Before this marriage...

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