ADAMS v. ADAMS

No. 39,424-CA.

899 So.2d 726 (2005)

Diedre Kaye Housley ADAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. John Matthew ADAMS, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

April 6, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Henry Kidd, Jr., Monroe, for Appellant.

Mason L. Oswalt, Monroe, for Appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, STEWART, GASKINS, PEATROSS and MOORE, JJ.


STEWART, J.

At issue in this child custody dispute is whether the parents are bound by a stipulation in their prior custody agreement providing that any action to modify custody would be governed by the heavy burden applicable to considered decrees as set forth in Bergeron v. Bergeron, 492 So.2d 1193 (La.1986). Because parties are free to contract for any lawful object, because no public policy precludes them from agreeing...

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