Legal Opinion

Dunnam v. Dunnam

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided March 19, 1980No. Civ. 2070PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is a divorce case.

The Circuit Court of Houston County divorced the parties and ordered the husband to pay the wife periodic alimony of $150 per month. In addition, the husband was required to pay the reasonable medical expense of the wife. The trial court also awarded the wife's attorney a fee. The husband appeals, contending the trial court abused its discretion in the award to the wife. We find no abuse of discretion and affirm.

We do not deem it necessary or prudent to set out in detail the facts as presented at the ore tenus hearing before the trial judge. Suffice it to say the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Malkove v. MalkoveCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Smith v. SmithCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  2. Taylor v. TaylorCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  3. Keimer v. KeimerCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  4. Ratliff v. RatliffCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  5. Waldrop v. WaldropCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985

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