DUGAS v. DUGAS

No. 82 CA 0332.

424 So.2d 1189 (1982)

Clark Joseph DUGAS v. Claudette Ann Domangue DUGAS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

December 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Barrios, Houma, for plaintiff and appellant.

Stanwood R. Duval, Jr., Houma, for defendant and appellee.

Before LOTTINGER, COLE and CARTER, JJ.


COLE, Judge.

The main issue presented in this domestic relations case is the meaning of the term "lawful cause" in a suit for abandonment.

The facts are as follows. Plaintiff, Clark Dugas, and defendant, Claudette Domangue Dugas, were married in 1956. Six children were born of this marriage. In July of 1981, Mr. Dugas informed Mrs. Dugas he was moving out as of August 2nd. Although the testimony at trial was conflicting...

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