ATTEBERRY v. ATTEBERRY

No. 7275.

379 So.2d 18 (1979)

Jo Juanna Wiggins ATTEBERRY, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Winston ATTEBERRY, Jr., Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 4, 1980.

Writ Granted March 21, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis M. Corne, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

Allen, Gooch & Bourgeois, Arthur I. Robison, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, GUIDRY and YELVERTON, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a child custody case. The children involved are Winston Todd Atteberry, now 9 years of age, and Garrett T. Atteberry, now 6 years of age. The district judge awarded custody to the mother, Jo Juanna Wiggins Atteberry. The father, Winston Atteberry, Jr., appealed.

The issue is whether the granting of permanent custody to the mother is in accordance with the best interest of the children. Our decision of this issue is difficult because...

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