Céleste Bunard presents to the court she has been married to Jacques Molaison since 1807 and has borne him eleven children, eight of whom are still living. However, she can no longer live with him "on account of the cruel and outrageous treatment she has received from him." Céleste Bunard Molaison describes in some detail the physical violence her husband has inflicted on her and the neglect with which he has treated her and the children, including his refusal to provide medical care for them. The Molaisons own a sizeable amount of property, including a sugar plantation and slaves, most of which is held by the couple under the regime of community property. Céleste Molaison therefore asks the court to authorize her to institute a suit against her husband, to allow her to reside at her brother's house, to order payment of an "allowance of alimony" to support her during the duration of the suit, and to grant her custody of her younger children and separation of "bed and board" from her husband. Finally she wants the property to be inventoried and half of it adjudicated to her.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: West Baton Rouge Parish Courthouse, Port Allen, Louisiana
