Legal Opinion · Concurrence

A.B. v. J.B.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided December 18, 2009No. 2080078Published

1ConcurrenceThomas, Judge

Although I concur in all other aspects of the main opinion, I concur only in the result in Part I of the main opinion, which is that portion of the opinion addressing the custody award in the present case. I do not agree that our caselaw does not require that the record reveal compelling reasons supporting a separation of siblings in a custody determination. See Alverson v. Alverson, 28 So.3d 784, 787-88 (Ala.Civ.App.2009); Mardis v. Mardis, 660 So.2d 597 (Ala.Civ.App.1995); and Jensen v. Short, 494 So.2d 90 (Ala.Civ.App.1986). I do not see this requirement as imposing any undue burden on…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Jensen v. ShortCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986

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