Legal Opinion

Sledge v. Sledge

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided July 2, 1986No. Civ. 5254Published

1Opinion of the Court

EDWARD N. SCRUGGS, Retired Circuit Judge.

This is a divorce case.

The wife has appealed and contends that the trial court erred in granting the custody of the parties’ two young daughters to the husband and in allowing the use of the marital home by him. Because of the vast number of cases upon those same legal subjects, this court pretermits a summary of the evidence as to either issue, since little or nothing would be contributed to the law by summarizing or by detailing the facts of this case.

Custody is awarded according to the best interests of the children. The ore tenus rule applies, and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Mansell v. MansellCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  2. Thompson v. ThompsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983

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