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In this example, the defendant presents his answers to the allegations of plaintiff's Petition for Divorce. Defendant then assumes the position of Plaintiff in Reconvention and requests a divorce on the ground of the Defendant in Reconvention’s alleged adultery, pursuant to La. Civil Code Article 103-2. Reconvention is an action brought by a party who is a defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge (see La. C.C.P. Article 1061). Plaintiff in Reconvention further requests joint custody of the minor children and use of the family home and its contents. An order to show cause is attached.