Legal Opinion

Williams v. Mitchell

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided July 27, 2001No. 2991301 and 2000400Published

1Opinion of the Court

CRAWLEY, Judge.

John Charles Williams and Susan Ford Williams were divorced in 1994, and the father was awarded sole physical custody of the children. In 1997, the wife filed a petition to modify custody; that action was settled, with the husband retaining sole physical custody. In 1998, the wife filed another petition to modify custody, which the trial court eventually granted in August 2000.

The father appeals, arguing that the trial judge erred: (1) by not recusing herself1; (2) by modifying the custody order so as to award the mother sole physical custody; (3) by awarding post-minority…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ex Parte McLendonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  2. Ex Parte BaylissSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  3. Ex Parte CrawfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1996
  4. Henderson v. G & G CORP.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  5. Englund v. First Nat. Bank of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980

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