Jasmine Grice v. Alex Ardoin

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT
15-973
consolidated with 15-972

JASMINE GRICE

VERSUS

ALEX ARDOIN

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APPEAL FROM THE
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF EVANGELINE, NO. 73955-A C/W 75327-B
HONORABLE GARY J. ORTEGO, DISTRICT JUDGE

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JOHN E. CONERY
JUDGE

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Court composed of Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux, Chief Judge, Jimmie C. Peters, and
John E. Conery, Judges.

VACATED IN PART, REVERSED, AND RENDERED.

Jonathan W. Brown
Attorney at Law
1025 Mill Street
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601
(337) 564-6990
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT:
Jasmine Grice

Alex Ardoin
Avoyelles Parish Prison
675 Government Street
Marksville, Louisiana 71351
Pro se:
Alex Ardoin

Juanita Jack
109 4th Street
Mamou, Louisiana 70554
Pro se:
Juanita Jack

CONERY, Judge.

For the reasons set forth in the companion case in this consolidated matter,

Alex Ardoin v. Jasmine Grice, 15-972 (La.App. 3 Cir. __/__/16), ___ So.3d ___,

the judgment of the trial court awarding sole custody to Ms. Jack, the paternal

grandmother of I.A. and a non-party to this custody dispute, is reversed. The

custody of I.A. is granted to her mother, Ms. Jasmine Grice, effective immediately

on this judgment becoming final. Ms. Juanita Jack is hereby ordered to transfer

custody of I.A. to her mother, Ms. Jasmine Grice, on the date following finality of

this judgment. To the extent necessary, a civil warrant may be issued by the trial

court authorizing the sheriff of Evangeline Parish to assist Ms. Jasmine Grice in

obtaining custody of her daughter, I.A.1 All costs of all trial court proceedings and

of this appeal are assessed to Alex Ardoin. Mr. Ardoin did not appeal. Therefore,

the trial court’s judgment of July 30, 2015 remains in effect as to the suspension of

Mr. Alex Ardoin’s visitation of I.A.

VACATED IN PART, REVERSED, AND RENDERED.

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Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:343