Legal Opinion

Cochran v. Cochran

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided September 26, 2008No. 1061668PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODALL, Justice.

Rachel Sanders Cochran appeals from orders of the Montgomery Circuit Court modifying a previous award of custody of the two minor children of her former marriage with Gregory Donald Cochran. We reverse and remand.

I. Procedural Background

The couple was divorced on February 22, 2001. The marriage produced two children, namely, W.G., born in 1995, and S.S., born in 1998. The judgment of divorce incorporated a settlement agreement executed by the couple, which vested joint legal custody of the children in Mr. Cochran and Mrs. Cochran, with physical custo*1223dy in Mrs. Cochran. The…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Ex Parte McLendonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  2. Ex Parte BryowskySupreme Court of Alabama · 1996
  3. Ex Parte CouchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
  4. Ex Parte PatronasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1997
  5. Nichols v. NicholsAlaska Supreme Court · 1973

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  5. Summers v. SummersCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2010

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