Legal Opinion

Goodman v. Goodman

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided January 10, 1979No. Civ. 1442, Civ. 1442-BPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Former husband appeals from decrees rendered by the Circuit Court of Limestone County in a domestic relations case. The appeal in Case No. Civ. 1442 is from the final decree of divorce dated September 14, 1977 and from the decree on rehearing dated December 20, 1977. The appeal in Case No. Civ. 1442-B is from that portion of the decree dated March 8, 1978 which denied the husband's petition to modify the divorce decree. We affirm in each case.

The husband's primary contention on appeal is that the trial court abused its discretion in granting to the wife excessive awards of child support and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. McEntire v. McEntireCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  2. Brock v. BrockSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
  3. Phillips v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
  4. Phillips v. PhillipsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  5. Stewart v. StewartCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Dowdy v. DowdyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  2. Makar v. MakarCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  3. Gorman v. GormanCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  4. Dismukes v. DismukesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  5. Smythe v. SmytheCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979

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