Grant v. Grant
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Judge.
This is a child custody case.
A divorce was granted, and custody of the four minor children was awarded to the father.
The mother appeals and we affirm.
The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in awarding custody of the children to the father.
At the outset we note that there is a strong presumption in favor of the trial court’s findings in child custody cases. Cory v. Cory, 429 So.2d 1096 (Ala.Civ.App.1983). As in all cases where judgment is rendered after an ore tenus hearing, the judgment of the trial court is presumed correct and will be…
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- Ex Parte DevineSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Smith v. SmithCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984
- Cory v. CoryCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Cokely v. CokelyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Devine v. DevineCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
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