BATES v. BATES

No. 2004 CA 1930.

923 So.2d 701 (2005)

Penny Travis BATES v. John W. BATES.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

September 23, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne Stewart, Livingston, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant John W. Bates.

Russell Clay Monroe, Greensburg, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee Penny Travis Bates.

Before: WHIPPLE, McCLENDON, and WELCH, JJ.


McCLENDON, J.

On March 2, 2004, defendant, John W. Bates, filed a motion for reduction of child support. Mr. Bates asserted that his incarceration made it impossible for him to meet his support obligation. Plaintiff, Penny Travis Bates, opposed the motion. By a judgment signed on June 2, 2004, the trial court denied the motion to reduce. Mr. Bates appealed. We affirm.

During the hearing on the motion, the trial court likened Mr. Bates' voluntary decision to...

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