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heavy burden rule in Louisiana

12 Louisiana opinions name it 2 courts 1987–2013 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Louisiana courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Bergeron v. Bergerongreen
la · 1986 · cited in 11 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 1988–2013
2 sentences

2013Bryan appeals, asserting that after rendering a considered decree on December 18, 2012, and January 28, 2018, 2 the trial court erred in its final custody determination in direct contravention of the heavy burden rule set forth in Bergeron v. Bergeron, 492 So.2d 1193 (La.1986). 3 DISCUSSION Modification of Child Custody Bryan asserts that after rendering a considered decree, the trial court erred in designating Bryan as a temporary domiciliary parent, rather than domiciliary parent, in direct contravention of the heavy burden rule set forth in Bergeron .

2009Some cases have drawn upon the jurisprudentially developed auxiliary rules for the modification of existing joint custody decrees between the parents, namely, the material change in circumstances test for prior nonconsidered decrees 2 under Evans v. Lungrin, supra, *161 and the heavy burden test for prior considered decrees addressed in Bergeron v. Bergeron, 492 So.2d 1193 (La.1986).

211
State, in Interest of Cggreen
lactapp · 1992 · cited in 1 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 2009–2009
2 sentences

2009See also, State in Interest of C.G., supra, and Sheppard v. Hood, supra, applying the Bergeron test against a parent seeking modification of the nonparent’s custody.

2009Hill v. Hill, 602 So.2d 287 (La.App. 2d Cir.1992); Sheppard v. Hood, 605 So.2d 708 (La.App. 2d Cir.1992); State in the Interest of C.G., 609 So.2d 1049 (La.App. 2d Cir.1993), writ denied, 612 So.2d 85 (La.1993); Mayeaux v. Mayeaux, 536 So.2d 836 (La.App. 1st Cir.1988); Millet v. Andrasko, 93-0520 (La.App. 1st Cir.1994), 640 So.2d 368 ; Robert v. Gaudet, 96-2506 (La.App. 1st Cir.3/27/97), 691 So.2d 780 ; In re Varner, supra note 2; Matter of Landrum, 97-826 (La.App. 3d Cir.12/10/97), 704 So.2d 872 .

11
Sheppard v. Hoodgreen
lactapp · 1992 · cited in 1 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 2009–2009
2 sentences

2009See also, State in Interest of C.G., supra, and Sheppard v. Hood, supra, applying the Bergeron test against a parent seeking modification of the nonparent’s custody.

2009Hill v. Hill, 602 So.2d 287 (La.App. 2d Cir.1992); Sheppard v. Hood, 605 So.2d 708 (La.App. 2d Cir.1992); State in the Interest of C.G., 609 So.2d 1049 (La.App. 2d Cir.1993), writ denied, 612 So.2d 85 (La.1993); Mayeaux v. Mayeaux, 536 So.2d 836 (La.App. 1st Cir.1988); Millet v. Andrasko, 93-0520 (La.App. 1st Cir.1994), 640 So.2d 368 ; Robert v. Gaudet, 96-2506 (La.App. 1st Cir.3/27/97), 691 So.2d 780 ; In re Varner, supra note 2; Matter of Landrum, 97-826 (La.App. 3d Cir.12/10/97), 704 So.2d 872 .

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Also cited on this issue (14)

CaseCitedYears
Hill v. Hill green
lactapp · 1992
1 sentence

2009Hill v. Hill, 602 So.2d 287 (La.App. 2d Cir.1992); Sheppard v. Hood, 605 So.2d 708 (La.App. 2d Cir.1992); State in the Interest of C.G., 609 So.2d 1049 (La.App. 2d Cir.1993), writ denied, 612 So.2d 85 (La.1993); Mayeaux v. Mayeaux, 536 So.2d 836 (La.App. 1st Cir.1988); Millet v. Andrasko, 93-0520 (La.App. 1st Cir.1994), 640 So.2d 368 ; Robert v. Gaudet, 96-2506 (La.App. 1st Cir.3/27/97), 691 So.2d 780 ; In re Varner, supra note 2; Matter of Landrum, 97-826 (La.App. 3d Cir.12/10/97), 704 So.2d 872 .

12009–2009
In the Matter of Landrum green
lactapp · 1997
1 sentence

2009Hill v. Hill, 602 So.2d 287 (La.App. 2d Cir.1992); Sheppard v. Hood, 605 So.2d 708 (La.App. 2d Cir.1992); State in the Interest of C.G., 609 So.2d 1049 (La.App. 2d Cir.1993), writ denied, 612 So.2d 85 (La.1993); Mayeaux v. Mayeaux, 536 So.2d 836 (La.App. 1st Cir.1988); Millet v. Andrasko, 93-0520 (La.App. 1st Cir.1994), 640 So.2d 368 ; Robert v. Gaudet, 96-2506 (La.App. 1st Cir.3/27/97), 691 So.2d 780 ; In re Varner, supra note 2; Matter of Landrum, 97-826 (La.App. 3d Cir.12/10/97), 704 So.2d 872 .

12009–2009
State, in Interest of Cg neutral
la · 1993
1 sentence

2009Hill v. Hill, 602 So.2d 287 (La.App. 2d Cir.1992); Sheppard v. Hood, 605 So.2d 708 (La.App. 2d Cir.1992); State in the Interest of C.G., 609 So.2d 1049 (La.App. 2d Cir.1993), writ denied, 612 So.2d 85 (La.1993); Mayeaux v. Mayeaux, 536 So.2d 836 (La.App. 1st Cir.1988); Millet v. Andrasko, 93-0520 (La.App. 1st Cir.1994), 640 So.2d 368 ; Robert v. Gaudet, 96-2506 (La.App. 1st Cir.3/27/97), 691 So.2d 780 ; In re Varner, supra note 2; Matter of Landrum, 97-826 (La.App. 3d Cir.12/10/97), 704 So.2d 872 .

12009–2009
Mayeaux v. Mayeaux neutral
lactapp · 1988
1 sentence

2009Hill v. Hill, 602 So.2d 287 (La.App. 2d Cir.1992); Sheppard v. Hood, 605 So.2d 708 (La.App. 2d Cir.1992); State in the Interest of C.G., 609 So.2d 1049 (La.App. 2d Cir.1993), writ denied, 612 So.2d 85 (La.1993); Mayeaux v. Mayeaux, 536 So.2d 836 (La.App. 1st Cir.1988); Millet v. Andrasko, 93-0520 (La.App. 1st Cir.1994), 640 So.2d 368 ; Robert v. Gaudet, 96-2506 (La.App. 1st Cir.3/27/97), 691 So.2d 780 ; In re Varner, supra note 2; Matter of Landrum, 97-826 (La.App. 3d Cir.12/10/97), 704 So.2d 872 .

12009–2009
Evans v. Lungrin green
la · 1998
1 sentence

2009Some cases have drawn upon the jurisprudentially developed auxiliary rules for the modification of existing joint custody decrees between the parents, namely, the material change in circumstances test for prior nonconsidered decrees 2 under Evans v. Lungrin, supra, *161 and the heavy burden test for prior considered decrees addressed in Bergeron v. Bergeron, 492 So.2d 1193 (La.1986).

12009–2009
Millet v. Andrasko green
lactapp · 1994
1 sentence

2009Hill v. Hill, 602 So.2d 287 (La.App. 2d Cir.1992); Sheppard v. Hood, 605 So.2d 708 (La.App. 2d Cir.1992); State in the Interest of C.G., 609 So.2d 1049 (La.App. 2d Cir.1993), writ denied, 612 So.2d 85 (La.1993); Mayeaux v. Mayeaux, 536 So.2d 836 (La.App. 1st Cir.1988); Millet v. Andrasko, 93-0520 (La.App. 1st Cir.1994), 640 So.2d 368 ; Robert v. Gaudet, 96-2506 (La.App. 1st Cir.3/27/97), 691 So.2d 780 ; In re Varner, supra note 2; Matter of Landrum, 97-826 (La.App. 3d Cir.12/10/97), 704 So.2d 872 .

12009–2009
Robert v. Gaudet green
lactapp · 1997
1 sentence

2009Hill v. Hill, 602 So.2d 287 (La.App. 2d Cir.1992); Sheppard v. Hood, 605 So.2d 708 (La.App. 2d Cir.1992); State in the Interest of C.G., 609 So.2d 1049 (La.App. 2d Cir.1993), writ denied, 612 So.2d 85 (La.1993); Mayeaux v. Mayeaux, 536 So.2d 836 (La.App. 1st Cir.1988); Millet v. Andrasko, 93-0520 (La.App. 1st Cir.1994), 640 So.2d 368 ; Robert v. Gaudet, 96-2506 (La.App. 1st Cir.3/27/97), 691 So.2d 780 ; In re Varner, supra note 2; Matter of Landrum, 97-826 (La.App. 3d Cir.12/10/97), 704 So.2d 872 .

12009–2009
White v. Fetzer green
lactapp · 1998
1 sentence

2004White v. Fetzer, 97-1266, p. 5 (La.App. 3rd Cir.3/6/98), 707 So.2d 1377, 1380 , writ denied, 98-0931 (La.5/15/98), 719 So.2d 466 .

12004–2004
White v. Fetzer neutral
la · 1998
1 sentence

2004White v. Fetzer, 97-1266, p. 5 (La.App. 3rd Cir.3/6/98), 707 So.2d 1377, 1380 , writ denied, 98-0931 (La.5/15/98), 719 So.2d 466 .

12004–2004
Beard v. Beard green
lactapp · 1992
1 sentence

1994Bergeron, supra; Beard v. Beard, 599 So.2d 486 (La.App. 3rd Cir.1992); Pulley v. Pulley, 587 So.2d 116 (La.App. 2nd Cir.1991); McGee v. McGee, 552 So.2d 576 (La.App. 2nd Cir.1989); Standards and clear boundaries are necessary in modification cases in view of evidence "that more harm is done to children by custody litigation, custody changes, and interparental conflict, than by such factors as the custodial parent's post divorce amours, remarriage, and residential changes, which more often precipitate custody battles under liberal custody modification rules than conduct that is obviously harmfu

11994–1994
Pulley v. Pulley green
lactapp · 1991
1 sentence

1994Bergeron, supra; Beard v. Beard, 599 So.2d 486 (La.App. 3rd Cir.1992); Pulley v. Pulley, 587 So.2d 116 (La.App. 2nd Cir.1991); McGee v. McGee, 552 So.2d 576 (La.App. 2nd Cir.1989); Standards and clear boundaries are necessary in modification cases in view of evidence "that more harm is done to children by custody litigation, custody changes, and interparental conflict, than by such factors as the custodial parent's post divorce amours, remarriage, and residential changes, which more often precipitate custody battles under liberal custody modification rules than conduct that is obviously harmfu

11994–1994
McGee v. McGee neutral
lactapp · 1989
1 sentence

1994Bergeron, supra; Beard v. Beard, 599 So.2d 486 (La.App. 3rd Cir.1992); Pulley v. Pulley, 587 So.2d 116 (La.App. 2nd Cir.1991); McGee v. McGee, 552 So.2d 576 (La.App. 2nd Cir.1989); Standards and clear boundaries are necessary in modification cases in view of evidence "that more harm is done to children by custody litigation, custody changes, and interparental conflict, than by such factors as the custodial parent's post divorce amours, remarriage, and residential changes, which more often precipitate custody battles under liberal custody modification rules than conduct that is obviously harmfu

11994–1994
Murray v. Murray neutral
lactapp · 1988
1 sentence

1991This court has applied the heavy burden rule in a case where the prior considered decree preceded the judgment of separation and was in that sense "provisional." See Murray v. Murray, 521 So.2d 754 (La.App. 2d Cir.1988).

11991–1991
Turner v. Turner green
la · 1984
1 sentence

1987In Bergeron v. Bergeron this court also held "that there must be a showing of a change of circumstances materially affecting the welfare of the child before the court may consider making a significant change in the custody order." See also, Turner v. Turner, 455 So.2d 1374 (La. 1984).

11987–1987

Where else courts name it

LA 12 (1987–2013) CT 2 (1997–2004) FL 2 (1996–1997) NC 2 (1985–1989) MI 2 (2021–2021) NY 2 (1995–2006) AK 2 (1987–1988) CA 2 (2021–2022)

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