Legal Opinion

Dowdle v. Dowdle

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided July 29, 1981No. Civ. 2436PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLMES, Judge.

This is a child custody case.

The trial court divorced the parties on the ground of incompatibility and awarded custody of their two minor children to the father. The mother appeals from the custody award and we affirm.

There are two issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court abused its discretion in awarding custody of the children to the father; and (2) whether certain of the court’s findings of fact are unsupported by the evidence.

The record in this case was prepared by the trial judge, pursuant to rule 10(d) of the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure. The record is not a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Marr v. MarrCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  2. Jenkins v. JenkinsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  3. Quinn v. QuinnCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  4. Ashley v. AshleyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  5. LaPoint v. BartonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1976

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hutchinson v. DavisCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  2. Taylor v. TaylorCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983

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