SMITH v. TIERNEY

No. 2004 CU 2482.

906 So.2d 586 (2005)

Yvonne SMITH, Wife of/and Troy Smith, and Their Son, Troy Smith, II v. Melissa TIERNEY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

February 16, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Caruso, Slidell, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees, Yvonne and Troy Smith.

Ernest E. Barrow, Covington, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant, Melissa Tierney.

Before: WHIPPLE, DOWNING, and HUGHES, JJ.


WHIPPLE, J.

This matter is before us on appeal by defendant, Melissa Tierney, the biological mother of the minor child, M.T., from a judgment of the trial court granting sole custody of the child to the paternal grandparents, Yvonne and Troy Smith ("the Smiths"), and awarding visitation privileges to the defendant. For the following reasons, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and render.

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