Legal Opinion

Lyons v. Lyons

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided December 8, 1976No. Civ. 814PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Donald R. Lyons, defendant in an action for divorce brought by Gwendolyn R. Lyons, appeals from that portion of the final decree effecting a property division between the parties. The issues presented are: (1) May real property to which legal title is held by a closed corporation, be ordered conveyed by the corporation to the wife as part of a property settlement? and (2) Did the trial court abuse its discretion in the division of property? We affirm the decree of the trial court.

The evidence tended to show that plaintiff and defendant had been married some 13 years when the marriage became…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Cohen v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
  2. Hendrix v. HendrixCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1975
  3. Loper v. GillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968

3Cited by17 opinions

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  5. Ex Parte ThornSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000

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