MORGAN MCCANN THIBODEAUX v. LUKE JOSEPH THIBODEAUX (2025)

The statute provides that the trial court shall designate a domiciliary parent EXCEPT 1) when there is an implementation order or 2) for other good cause shown. This court ordered the trial court to comply with the statute, not designate a domiciliary parent with a “carve-out” for school matters, even if ostensibly for good cause. Piecemeal is anathema to the concept of domiciliary parent. If the parental duties are to be parceled out piecemeal, a full implementation order is required. The trial court has not complied with this court's order. While the motion is here denied, applicant may pursue relief through the standard channels.

Hughes, J., would grant the motion.