STATE IN INTEREST OF JONES v. JONES

No. 15263-CAJ.

430 So.2d 169 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana In the Interest of David Andrew JONES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luther S. JONES, Natural Father, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

March 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Rudolph McIntyre, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Winnsboro, for State.

Traylor & Kramer by Chet D. Traylor, Winnsboro, for plaintiff-appellee.

Moore & Walters by Keith B. Nordyke, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Before MARVIN, JASPER E. JONES and FRED W. JONES, Jr., JJ.


JASPER E. JONES, Judge.

This is a custody contest between a parent and non-parents of the child. The plaintiff is Luther Jones, the father of David Jones, the child who is the subject of this dispute. The defendants are Huey and Pat Johnson, David's aunt and uncle.1 The plaintiff appeals a judgment awarding custody to the Johnsons.

The rules applicable to custody disputes between parents and non-parents are established in the jurisprudence...

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