Legal Opinion
Orr v. Orr
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 16, 1977No. Civ. 1006PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The husband, by appropriate motion filed with the trial court, challenged the constitutionality of Tit. 34, §§ 31-33, Code of Alabama, Alabama's alimony statutes. The trial court denied the husband's motion.
The sole issue before this court is whether Alabama's alimony statutes are unconstitutional. We find they are not unconstitutional and affirm.
The husband, through able counsel, contends that Alabama's alimony statutes are unconstitutional in that they violate the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The husband argues that the appropriate statutes provide for an award of alimony to…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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