MARTIN v. MARTIN

No. 11-1496.

89 So.3d 526 (2012)

Kenneth MARTIN v. Beverly S. MARTIN, now Woods.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 16, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Westerchil , Attorney at Law, Leesville, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Beverly S. Martin, now Woods.

Clay Williams , Williams & Nelson, Leesville, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Kenneth Martin.

Court composed of ULYSSES G. THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, JOHN D. SAUNDERS, OSWALD A. DECUIR, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and BILLY HOWARD EZELL, Judges.


SAUNDERS, J.

This appeal arises out of a divorce and custody case wherein the trial court removed the mother's domiciliary status and assigned it to the father. The grounds for modification of custody were, inter alia, the mother's failure to follow the relocation procedure, set forth in La.R.S. 9:355.1-.17. The mother appeals, seeking to be reinstated as domiciliary parent of the seven year old female child. For the reasons discussed herein, we reverse in...

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