Bergeron v. Bergeron, 492 So.2d 1193 (1986), is a landmark child custody case decided by the Louisiana Supreme Court.[1] In the dispute, the Louisiana Supreme Court held that, in order to modify a custody dispute that has previously been a considered decree, the person seeking the modification bears a heavy burden of proving that the current custody is so deleterious to the child as to warrant its modification, or by clear and convincing evidence that the benefits of the change outweigh the damages that will be done to the child.
| Bergeron v. Bergeron | |
|---|---|
| Court | Louisiana Supreme Court |
| Full case name | Marie Louise Bonner Bergeron v. Burke Anthony Bergeron, Jr. |
| Decided | August 19, 1986 |
| Citation | 492 So.2d 1193 |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | John Allen Dixon Jr., Pascal F. Calogero Jr., Walter F. Marcus Jr., James L. Dennis, Jack C. Watson, Harry T. Lemmon, Fred A. Blanche Jr.[a] |
| Case opinions | |
| Decision by | Dennis |
| Concurrence | Blanche |
| Keywords | |
Notes
edit- ^ Sitting in place of Justice Luther F. Cole
References
edit- ^ Bergeron v. Bergeron, 492 So.2d 1193 (LA Supreme Court 1986-08-19).
External links
editText of Bergeron v. Bergeron is available from: Google Scholar Justia Leagle
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