ROBERT v. GAUDET

No. 96 CA 2506.

691 So.2d 780 (1997)

Jody Miller ROBERT v. Nicole Ann GAUDET.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

March 27, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Wise, Thibodaux, for Plaintiff Jody Miller Robert.

Leslie J. Clement, Jr., Thibodaux, for Defendant-Appellant Nicole Ann Gaudet.

Daniel A. Cavell, Thibodaux, for Appellees Hazel Maddock Robert, David Paul Robert.

Before WHIPPLE, PITCHER and FITZSIMMONS, JJ.


FITZSIMMONS, Judge.

The issue in this child custody case is whether the trial court erred in divesting the natural parent of custody, and awarding sole custody to related nonparents. We find that the trial court abused its discretion in its divestiture of the mother's custody. Based on our thorough review of the record, we find that maintenance of joint custody to the mother, Nicole Ann Gaudet, would not result in substantial harm to the child, KCG. Thus, we reverse...

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