Legal Opinion

May v. May

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 2, 1983No. Civ. 3833PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal of the modification of a divorce decree.

Mary Anne May and Stuart Trimble May, III, were divorced on November 5, 1979. On September 16, 1982, Mr. May filed a petition to modify the decree, requesting a termination of alimony. After an ore tenus hearing, the trial court reduced alimony from $2,000 per month to $1,500 per month, also reducing the amount of insurance that Mr. May was required to keep.

On February 2, 1983 Mrs. May moved for a new trial. The motion was denied, and she appeals here.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion by reducing…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Sanders v. SandersCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  2. Brothers v. VickersCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  3. Parrish v. ParrishCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  4. Roberts v. RobertsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  5. Jeffcoat v. JeffcoatCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1982

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Murphy v. MurphyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  2. Griffin v. GriffinCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  3. Blankenship v. SparkmanCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  4. Rose v. RoseCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  5. Wade v. WadeCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1987

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