Williams v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Arceneaux v. Domingue · 497 So. 2d 1361 - LeBlanc v. LeBlanc · State Through H. & H. Resources Admin. v. Essex · State ex rel. Health & Human Resources Administration v. Essex · 407 So. 2d 1327 - STATE, ETC. v. Guillory
Most-quoted passages
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“Where the alleged father is alive, the plaintiff must prove paternity by a preponderance of the evidence. La.Civ.Code art. 209 A. The determination of whether there has been sufficient proof of descent from an alleged parent is a question of fact. The trial court's determination of factual and credibility issues should not be disturbed in the absence of manifest error. (Citations omitted.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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