Legal Opinion

Dubose v. Dubose

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided September 30, 2016No. 2150021Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in part · ThomasThomas, Judge

I write to. express my agreement with Presiding Judge Thompson’s analysis regarding the significant, “hidden assets” of Stuart.C. Dubose (“the husband”). I believe that, in determining child-support obligations, trial courts should be able, to *1154consider financial resources that are not currently producing income if those assets could be income-producing ventures. Like Presiding Judge Thompson, I find persuasive the reasoning of Barton v. Hirshberg, 137 Md. App. 1, 20, 767 A.2d 874, 884 (2001), and Stekr v. Beecham, 291 Neb. 883, 888-89, 869 N.W.2d 347, 351-52 (2015). Accordingly, I disagree…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Moore.

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Ex Parte DowlingSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  2. Greene v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  3. Brady v. BradySupreme Court of Alabama · 1905
  4. Roubicek v. RoubicekSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
  5. Flagstar Enterprises, Inc. v. FosterSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000

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