LEGER v. LEGER

No. 15-151.

215 So.3d 773 (2015)

Michael J. LEGER, II v. Danielle Gotreaux LEGER.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

September 30, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynette Young Feucht , Eunice, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Michael J. Leger, II.

Viel Paul Caswell, Jr. , Attorney at Law, Eunice, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Danielle Gotreaux Leger.

Bradford H. Felder , G. Andrew Veazey , Dona K. Renegar , Huval, Veazey, Felder & Renegar, L.L.C., Lafayette, LA, for Intervenor/Appellant, John Jerome Fontenot.

James D. "Buddy" Caldwell , Attorney General, Emily G. Andrews , Angelique Duhon Freel, Assistant Attorneys General, Baton Rouge, LA, for Amicus Curiae, Attorney General for the State of Louisiana.

Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, JOHN E. CONERY, and DAVID KENT SAVOIE, Judges.


Appellant John Jerome Fontenot appeals the ruling of the trial court, wherein the court ruled that he did not have a right to avow his paternity of Gracelynn Leger pursuant to Louisiana Civil Code article 198. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Michael Leger and Danielle Gotreaux Leger were married in 2007. Three children...

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