Legal Opinion
Hartsfield v. Hartsfield
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 26, 1980No. Civ. 2040PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Circuit Court of Jefferson County determined that certain aspects of a divorce decree were part of a property settlement and that payments thereon constituted alimony in gross. As a result, the husband was ordered to reimburse the wife for payments she had made upon his ceasing to do so. The husband was also ordered to make all future payments.
The husband appeals and we affirm.
The dispositive issue is whether the pertinent terms of the decree were properly characterized as an award of alimony in gross and/or property settlement thereby constituting a continuing, nonmodifiable obligation…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Smith v. SmithCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Montgomery v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
- Jernigan v. JerniganCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1976
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Hughes v. Hughes (In Re Hughes)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1981
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- Kenchel v. KenchelCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Cheek v. CheekCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- O'Neill v. O'NeillCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1982
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