LaPOINTE v. MENARD

No. 8742.

412 So.2d 223 (1982)

Flaudry Ann LaPOINTE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry James MENARD, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 29, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin Patout of Haik, Broussard & Haik, New Iberia, for defendants-appellants.

Gordie R. White, New Iberia, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, GUIDRY and STOKER, JJ.


GUIDRY, Judge.

In this habeas corpus proceeding plaintiff seeks to regain the custody of her eight year old son, Ravis John Ryder. The defendants are the child's maternal aunt, Melissa LaPointe, and her husband, Larry James Menard.

A brief summary of the facts, which for the most part are not in serious dispute, is necessary for a proper understanding of the issues presented by this litigation.

On July 13, 1972, Flaudry Ann LaPointe, then approximately...

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