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.