BARTON v. BARTON

No. 2006 CA 2032.

965 So.2d 939 (2007)

Wanda Carol Johnson BARTON v. John Vernon BARTON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

August 8, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas B. Waterman, Ponchatoula, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee Wanda Carol Johnson Barton.

Cassandra Butler, Independence, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant John Vernon Barton.

Before: KUHN, GAIDRY, and WELCH, JJ.


GAIDRY, J.

John Vernon Barton appeals the judgment of the 21st Judicial District Court for the Parish of Tangipahoa, denying his motion to set aside its prior order dismissing this action in its entirety, including his original rule for reduction of child support, on the grounds of abandonment. For the following reasons, we vacate the prior order, reverse the subsequent judgment, and remand the case for further proceedings.

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