702 So. 2d 1102 - Hebert v. Blanchard’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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1. “, he bears the heavy burden of proving that the continuation of present custody is so deleterious to the child as to justify a modification of the custody decree, or of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the harm likely to be caused by a change of environment is substantially outweighed by its advantages to the child. Bergeron v. Bergeron, 492 So.2d 1193 (La.1986). When no evidence is adduced at the district court level prior to the entry of the joint custody order which is sought to be modified, that joint custody decree is not a”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Newcomb v. Newcomb · 834 So. 2d 1109 - Francois v. Leon

2. “We find no difficulty in concluding that Mr. Blanchard established numerous, material changes of circumstances. Since the divorce in February of 1990, he has remarried and has basically stabilized his life. To the contrary, Ms. Hebert’s personal situation seems more complicated than that which existed at the time of the divorce, She has lived with three men to whom she was not married, has moved nine times since the separation, and has subjected her now school-age children to four separate school transfers.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 181 So. 3d 842 - Mizell v. Stone

3. “Each custody case must be decided on its own particular facts and circumstances, and the paramount goal is to do what is in the best interest of the minor children.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Newcomb v. Newcomb