PORTER v. HOBBS

No. 25,256-CA.

627 So.2d 751 (1993)

Roosevelt PORTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Teresa HOBBS, Nee Gaines, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 1, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McIntosh, Fox & Lancaster by John M. Lancaster, Oak Grove, for defendant-appellant.

Layne M. Adams, North Louisiana Legal Assistance Corp., Monroe, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MARVIN, VICTORY and BROWN, JJ.


VICTORY, Judge.

Plaintiff, Roosevelt Porter ("Porter"), filed a petition in rule against the defendant, Teresa Hobbs, Nee Gaines ("Hobbs"), seeking custody of their minor son, Roosevelt Lavella Gaines. The trial court awarded joint custody, with Porter being designated the primary custodian. Hobbs appeals the trial court's judgment. We vacate and remand.

FACTS

On January 17, 1984, Roosevelt Lavella Gaines ("Roosevelt") was born out-of-wedlock...

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