Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:383 – Judgment of divorce after judgment of separation
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:383
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
A. Any person who is judicially separated before January 1, 1991, may obtain a judgment of divorce if there has been no reconciliation between the spouses for a period of six months or more from the date the judgment of separation from bed and board was signed. If an appeal is taken from a judgment of separation from bed and board, a suit for divorce pursuant to this Section may not be commenced until the judgment becomes final and definitive as provided by Articles 2166 and 2167 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
B. This Section shall be effective until January 1, 1992, and thereafter spouses who are judicially separated shall be governed by the provisions of this Act* in obtaining a judgment of divorce.
Acts 1990, No. 1009, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
*As appears in Acts 1990, No. 1009.