Legal Opinion

Murphy v. Murphy

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 12, 1983No. Civ. 3821PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is a divorce case.

The trial court after an ore tenus hearing divorced the parties, awarded custody of the three minor children to the mother, and ordered the husband to pay child support in the amount of $450 per month for each child. In addition, the trial court required the husband to pay $250 per month to the wife for payment on the amount owed on her automobile. The husband now appeals and we affirm.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining the amount of child support and in ordering the husband to pay the indebtedness on the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Sutton v. SuttonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1975
  2. Reach v. ReachCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  3. Boswell v. BoswellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
  4. Jenkins v. JenkinsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  5. Hamilton v. HamiltonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ebert v. EbertCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  2. Murphy v. MurphyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  3. Murphy v. MurphyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  4. Davis v. Gyllenhaal-DavisCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1987
  5. Carmack v. CarmackCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1987

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