BENTLEY v. BENTLEY

No. 84-518.

471 So.2d 1104 (1985)

George Ferdinand BENTLEY, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Paula Daigrepont BENTLEY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Brandt, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellant.

Kenneth W. Cole, Lafayette, for defendant-appellee.

Before GUIDRY, KNOLL and KING, JJ.


KING, Judge.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether or not a former husband can recover attorney's fees and costs from his former wife after successfully defending a rule brought by her to make past due child support executory.

Plaintiff, George F. Bentley, Jr., brought a rule against his former wife, Paula Bentley, to recover attorney's fees and costs he incurred in successfully defending a rule previously...

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