Bergeron v. Bergeron

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
CourtLouisiana Supreme Court
Full case nameMarie Louise Bonner Bergeron v. Burke Anthony Bergeron, Jr.
DecidedAugust 19, 1986 (1986-08-19)
Citation(s)492 So.2d 1193
Court membership
Judges sittingJohn Allen Dixon Jr., Pascal F. Calogero Jr., Walter F. Marcus Jr., James L. Dennis, Jack C. Watson, Harry T. Lemmon, Fred A. Blanche Jr.[lower-alpha 1]
Case opinions
Decision byDennis
ConcurrenceBlanche
Keywords

Notes
  1. Sitting in place of Justice Luther F. Cole

References
  1. Bergeron v. Bergeron, 492 So.2d 1193 (LA Supreme Court 1986-08-19).

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