Legal Opinion

Street v. Street

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 13, 1987No. Civ. 5904Published

1Opinion of the Court

INGRAM, Judge.

After an ore tenus hearing, the trial court divorced the parties and ordered the husband to pay $350 per month in child support and $500 per month in alimony for three years. The court also ordered the husband to pay the wife’s attorney’s fee. The husband appeals the lower court’s decision.

The issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in the amount of alimony and child support awarded and in its award of attorney’s fee.

It is axiomatic that alimony and child support awards are within the sound discretion of the trial court, and its judgment regarding these…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lucero v. LuceroCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  2. Lutz v. LutzCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  3. Smith v. SmithCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  4. Anonymous v. AnonymousCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  5. Hutchinson v. HutchinsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985

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