Barkett v. Barkett
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.
After an ore tenus proceeding, the trial court entered a judgment of divorce dissolving the marriage of Anice and Fred Barkett. The judgment contained a property division awarding Mrs. Barkett (wife) certain commercial property known as the Merrick Street Shopping Center (shopping center). From the decision of the trial court, the husband appeals.
The only issue the husband argues on appeal is whether the trial court committed an abuse of discretion in its property division.
Property divisions in a divorce case do not have to be equal, only equitable. Montgomery v.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wilson v. WilsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Weatherly v. WeatherlyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Kirk v. KirkCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Thomas v. ThomasCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980