Divorce Lawyer: Legal Arguments on the Health of Each Parent for Child Custody

Louisiana courts, and in particular the family courts that a divorce lawyer often practices in, typically use the Louisiana Civil Code article 134 in making child custody decisions. Article 134 has twelve sections, or "factors" that a court can and perhaps should consider when awarding child custody in a particular case. One of these factors is section (7), which tasks the court with evaluating "the mental and physical health of each parent."To some people it might seem pretty obvious that there...