MOCK v. MOCK

No. 81-C-2146.

411 So.2d 1063 (1982)

William C. MOCK v. Lashawanda Marie MOCK, Minor Child of Anna Washington Mock.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied April 5, 1982.

Dissenting Opinion April 14, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil S. Hyman, of Steiner & Hyman, New Orleans, for defendant-applicant.

Bradford H. Walker, New Orleans, for plaintiff-respondent.


CALOGERO, Justice.

In this action for disavowal of paternity we consider, for the first time, the effect of the 1976 amendments to the paternity articles upon the husband's burden of proof in overcoming the presumption of paternity, and the permissible evidence which may be used to meet that burden. La.C.C. arts. 184-190.

William C. Mock, plaintiff, was married to Anna Mock on October 25, 1969. The couple lived...

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