Legal Opinion

Smith v. Smith

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 28, 2005No. 2031182PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CRAWLEY, Presiding Judge.

This is the third time the parties have been before this court. N. Laquetta Smith (“the wife”) and Brian C. Smith (“the husband”) were divorced on March 13, 2001. The trial court divided the marital assets and liabilities, awarding the wife, among other things, 32% of the value, as of February 1, 2001, of the husband’s 401(k) retirement account at Nichols Research Corporation (“NRC”). The wife was not awarded periodic alimony.

On the first appeal, the husband argued that the wife was not entitled to a share of his retirement benefits because the couple had not been…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Andrews v. Merritt Oil Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1992
  2. Ameriquest Mortg. Co., Inc. v. BentleySupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
  3. Crocker v. Clements' Adm'rSupreme Court of Alabama · 1853
  4. Shirley v. ShirleyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  5. Green v. GreenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Capmark Bank v. Rgr, LLCSupreme Court of Alabama · 2011
  2. Kreitzberg v. KreitzbergCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2013
  3. Brian C. Smith v. N. Laquetta Smith.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2011
  4. Davis v. DavisCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2016
  5. Wojtala v. WojtalaCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2018

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