Legal Opinion

Chappell v. Chappell

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided February 7, 2014No. 2120375Published

1Opinion of the Court

DONALDSON, Judge.

Michael Tyrone Chappell, Sr. (“the husband”), appeals from a judgment divorcing him and Angela McGraw Chappell (“the wife”). Because the divorce judgment does not adjudicate the husband’s counterclaims against the wife, the divorce judgment is not a final, appealable order. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal.

Facts and Procedural History

The wife filed a complaint for a divorce on August 2, 2012, in the Montgomery Circuit Court (“the trial court”). On September 24, 2012, the husband, an incarcerated inmate in a federal correctional facility, requested the appointment of a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. City of Birmingham v. City of FairfieldSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  2. Owens v. National SEC. of Alabama, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  3. Eubanks v. McCollumCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002
  4. Ex Parte Wharfhouse Restaurant and Oyster Bar, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2001
  5. Stokes v. CottrellSupreme Court of Alabama · 2010

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