MARTIN v. DUPONT

No. 32,490-CA.

748 So.2d 574 (1999)

Troy MARTIN, individually and on Behalf of Zachary Cane Dupont, minor, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donna DUPONT, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 8, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Williams, Shreveport, Counsel for Appellant.

Wayne E. Webb, Shreveport, Counsel for Appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, GASKINS and PEATROSS, JJ.


GASKINS, J.

Donna Dupont, the mother of Zachary Cane Dupont, appeals from a trial court judgment awarding custody of her son to a nonparent, Troy Martin, the man she led to believe was the boy's father. She contends that the evidence does not support a finding that the child would be at risk of "substantial harm" if his custody was awarded to her. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

FACTS

On May 16, 1997, Troy Martin filed a petition for determination...

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