STEPHENS v. STEPHENS

No. 14387.

407 So.2d 475 (1981)

Belinda Marler STEPHENS v. Bryan S. STEPHENS, III.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 23, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Glenn Hawkins, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant Belinda Marler Stephens.

Richard L. McGimsey, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Bryan S. Stephens, III.

Before COVINGTON, COLE and WATKINS, JJ.


COVINGTON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Family Court which granted permanent custody of the minor child, Hope Annette Stephens, now ten years old, to the father after temporary custody had been awarded to the mother.

The issue on appeal is whether the granting of permanent custody to the father is in accordance with the best interest of the child. From our review of the record, we conclude that the lower court was within its discretion in...

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