BENNETT v. BENNETT

No. 97-CA-1150.

716 So.2d 454 (1998)

Carol BENNETT v. Wilbert BENNETT.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

July 28, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence Roby, Jr., New Orleans, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Gerald J. Arceneaux, Westwego, David J. Hebert, Marrero, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before DUFRESNE and GOTHARD, JJ., and ROBERT MURPHY, J. Pro Tem.


DUFRESNE, Judge.

Plaintiff/appellant, Carol Bennett, challenges the validity of a default judgment of divorce rendered in favor of defendant/appellee, Wilbert Bennett. For the reasons set forth herein, we vacate the judgment of the trial court and remand the matter for further proceedings.

In August of 1996, Carol Bennett filed a petition for divorce alleging domestic abuse by her husband, Wilbert Bennett. In the petition, she sought a divorce from her husband...

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