DUFFIE v. DUFFIE

No. 13499.

387 So.2d 654 (1980)

Gordon Leon DUFFIE v. Diane Laird DUFFIE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Refused September 19, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Matthews, Gonzales, for plaintiff and appellant.

Ralph Tureau, Gonzales, for defendant and appellant.

Before COVINGTON, LOTTINGER and COLE, JJ.


LOTTINGER, Judge.

This is a rule to change custody filed by the mother against the father.1 From a judgment awarding "provisional" custody of the nine year old boy to the mother and "physical possession" of the child to the maternal aunt and uncle, both husband and wife have appealed.

Two prime issues are before us:

(1) Can a custody decree be a "considered decree" if the trial judge who rendered the decree declares in...

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