Broussard v. Broussard’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “"Prior to the 1993 legislative session, Louisiana Civil Code Article 131(D) provided: D. For purposes of this Article, "joint custody, shall mean the parents shall, to the extent feasible, share the physical custody of children of the marriage. In making an award of physical custody, the court shall consider, among other things, the factors enumerated in Paragraph ©(2). Joint custody shall also mean that the parents shall enjoy the natural cotutorship of such children in accordance with Article 250, subject to the plan of implementation effected pursuant to Paragraph A of this Article. Physical care and custody shall be shared by the parents in such a way as to assure a child of frequent and continuing contact with both parents. An award of joint custody obligates the parties to exchange information concerning the health, education, and welfare of the minor child; and, unless allocated, apportioned, or decreed, the parents or parties shall confer with one another in the exercise of decision-making rights, responsibilities, and authority. By Acts 1993, No. 261, Section 1, effective January 1, 1994,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 663 So. 2d 86 - Bynog v. Bynog

2. “equal physical custody to the extent feasible”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 663 So. 2d 86 - Bynog v. Bynog