Legal Opinion

Eaton v. Eaton

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided May 20, 1994No. AV92000754Published

1Opinion of the Court

RICHARD L. HOLMES, Retired Appellate Judge.

This is a child custody case.

The mother filed a complaint for divorce, wherein she requested that the trial court award custody of the parties’ two male children, ages two and four, to her. The father filed an answer and a counterclaim, wherein he requested that primary custody of the children be awarded to -him.

After an ore tenus hearing, the trial court entered an order, which provided in pertinent part:

“The court finds that both parties are fit and proper persons to have the care and custody of the minor children of the parties, but that it would…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ex Parte DevineSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  2. Hood v. WilsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986

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