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BILLIOT v. BILLIOT

No. 2001-C-1298.

805 So.2d 1170 (2002)

Pamela McWilliams BILLIOT v. Joseph B. BILLIOT, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 25, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Mayer, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Applicant.

Pamela M. Billiot, in Proper Person.

Carl A. Chauvin, Golden Meadow, L.G. LaPlante, Jr., Cut Off, Stanley L. Perry, Galliano, Counsel for Respondent.

KIMBALL, J.*

In this case, the Louisiana Department of Social Services, Office of Community Services (OCS) was held in contempt of court for willfully disobeying the trial court's custody order. OCS appealed, and we granted certiorari to determine whether this was an appropriate use of contempt power. For the following reasons, we conclude that the trial court abused its discretion by holding...

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