Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Louisiana

I am currently going through a divorce in Louisiana. We have signed a concent judgement which states that neither parent will have a person of the opposite sex spend the night in the presence of the children unless related by blood or afinity. Does afinity mean someone who I am seriously involved in a relationship with?


Asked on 9/01/09, 2:28 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys

Adam Lambert The Law Office of Adam S. Lambert

No. It means someone to whom you are married. You specifically cannot have a girlfriend over, regardless of how serious your relationship is. That is what that rule is there to prohibit.

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Answered on 9/06/09, 2:40 pm
Nick Pizzolatto, Jr. Pizzolatto Law Office

Affinity for someone means, technically, a special liking for them, however, in the Judgment you are speaking about, affinity means marriage. I agree with Mr. Lambert that you CANNOT have a girlfriend there overnight, and that includes a "fiance'." I do believe however, that your sibling's spouse can spend the night unless your ex can prove the 2 of you are sleeping together. In my opinion, one is related by affinity to one's brother's wife and one's sister's husband.

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Answered on 9/06/09, 2:58 pm
Andrew Casanave Andrew M. Casanave

Affinity includes in-laws, step-parents, step-children and (if one must be hyper-technical) relatives by adoption.

I think all three answers specifically exclude sex partners outside of marriage. In fact, that is exactly who the rule is meant to exclude.

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Answered on 9/07/09, 12:04 am


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