Legal Opinion

Kilpatrick v. Kilpatrick

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided March 17, 1982No. Civ. 3001PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is a divorce case.

The trial court after an ore tenus hearing divorced the parties, made a division of property and awarded the wife periodic alimony.

The husband, through able counsel, appeals, contending the trial court so abused its discretion in the division of property and the award of periodic alimony that reversal is required. We disagree and affirm.

Viewing the record with the attendant presumptions accorded the trial court's action, the following is revealed:

The parties had been married for more than twenty-five years. The husband was forty-five and the wife was forty-six when they…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Nolen v. NolenCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  2. Phillips v. PhillipsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  3. Cox v. CoxCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  4. Weaver v. WeaverCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Carnaggio v. CarnaggioCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  2. Dobbs v. DobbsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  3. Thornton v. IngramCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1988

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