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Child Custody and Education

Although they are controversial, Common Core academic standards are intended to ensure that Louisiana students are able to compete for good jobs here and elsewhere. All parents worry about the quality of the education available to their children in their local public schools. When parents separate, children are often moved from one school to another. What happens if your soon to be ex-spouse plans to enroll your child in a “new” school that is not as good as the “old” school that your child attended when you all lived together? The judge responsible for deciding who should have custody of your child may consider the quality of the education available if the child resides with you. However, that factor is only one of many that will influence the decision. Louisiana Civil Code article 134 contains a non-exclusive list of things that affect a child’s best interest including the emotional ties between each parent and the child, the capacity of each parent to satisfy the child’s material needs, the moral fitness of each parent, and the mental and physical health of each party. If your spouse objects to your being designated as primary physical custodian, you must be able to provide the judge with the evidence necessary to support your claim that you satisfy more of the factors than your opponent.

What Our Clients Say

I hired Louis to represent me in my custody battle. From the start he was upfront and honest with me, if he said he was going to do something he did it and he never attempted to settle for anything less than what I was asking. He was not afraid to go head to head with opposing counsel which is what...

Caleb

I had no idea how to even look for an attorney when I found myself needing one. Mr. Cosenza is the best attorney I have encountered, and I took a lot of time finding one. He is brilliant in matters of the law. He approached my case from every angle. I am so thankful he was my attorney. I started out...

Becky

My journey with Mr. Cosenza began nearly 3 years ago when I contacted him about divorce proceedings. During our initial consultation he told me exactly what to expect and we discussed cost, which I thought reasonable. After retaining him as my attorney and finalizing my divorce, things became fairly...

Sean

Working with Louis Cosenza truly helped to make my very difficult emotional and legal situation feel much more comfortable as I knew his experience and expertise was there to support and guide me. He knows the law and he does his very best to use that knowledge to represent his clients in and out of...

Craig

I would like to start by saying I am from TX and my ex wife tried to file a judgment in LA. I contacted a number of lawyers that explained to me that this maybe a process that they could look into. I spoke with Mr. Cosenza with his 30 plus year of experience and he assured me this was not going to...

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