Tidwell v. Tidwell

This is a divorce case. The husband appeals from the trial court's award of alimony and attorney fees to the wife. We affirm.

The parties were married for approximately two months before separation. No children were born of the marriage.

The husband's first contention is that the trial court committed reversible error in awarding attorney fees to the wife without a request and absent evidence of financial need and performance of service. The husband relies on Cinader v.Cinader, Ala.Civ.App., 367 So.2d 487 (1979), to support this proposition. We think this reliance is misplaced. In Cinader we…