688 So. 2d 673 - Saacks v. Saacks’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. ““Good faith” is defined as an honest and reasonable belief that the marriage was valid and that no legal impediment to it existed. Saacks v. Saacks, 96-736 (La.App. 5 Cir. 1/28/97) , 688 So.2d 673 . “Good faith” consists of being ignorant of the cause which prevents the formation of the marriage, or being ignorant of the defects in the celebration which caused the nullity. Saacks v. Saacks, supra; Rebouche v. Anderson, 505 So.2d 808 (La.App. 2 Cir.1987), writ denied, 507 So.2d 228 (La.1987). The question of whether a party is in good faith is subjective, and depends on all the circumstances present in a given case. Saacks v. Saacks, supra; In Re Succession of Gordon, 461 So.2d 357 (La.App. 2 Cir.1984), unit denied, 464 So.2d 319 (La.1985). Although the good faith analysis test incorporates the objective elements of reasonableness, the inquiry is essentially a subjective one. Saacks v. Saacks, supra; Rebouche v. Anderson, supra.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 776 So. 2d 553 - Thomason v. Thomason · 6 So. 3d 331 - In Re Succession of Jones

2. “An absolutely null marriage nevertheless produces civil effects in favor of a party who contracted it in good faith for as long as that party remains in good faith. When the cause of the nullity is one party's prior undissolved marriage, the civil effects continue in favor of the other party, regardless of whether the latter remains in good faith, until the marriage is pronounced null or the latter party contracts a valid marriage. A marriage contracted by a party in good faith produces civil effects in favor of a child of the parties. A purported marriage between parties of the same sex does not produce any civil effects.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 6 So. 3d 331 - In Re Succession of Jones · 739 So. 2d 946 - Alfonso v. Alfonso

3. “Appellant is in the position of having the burden to demonstrate error in the judgment of the trial court. For that reason the burden is on appellant to comply with La. C.C.P. art. 2131 and to have a complete record before the court of appeal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 957 So. 2d 954 - Andries v. Andries