Christopher v. Christopher

The issue in this case is whether Ala. Code 1975, § 30-3-1, properly provides the trial court with the power to order the parties to a divorce to pay the - college *84expenses of the children of their marriage, even if those children are no longer minors. I believe that the language of § 30-3-1 provides the trial court with such power; therefore, I respectfully dissent.

The petitioner, Carolyn Sue Christopher (“the mother”), and Charles Phillip Christopher (“the father”) were divorced in 2010. The father subsequently requested the trial court to order the mother to pay a portion of the college…