Halsey v. Halsey

MONROE, Judge.

Tony Lee Halsey appeals from a judgment entered in a child support and custody modification case.

Initially, we note that matters of child support and child custody rest within the sound discretion of the trial court and that the court’s rulings on these matters will not be reversed on appeal absent a showing of an abuse of discretion or a showing that the ruling was plainly and palpably wrong. Thompson v. Hove, 596 So.2d 939 (Ala.Civ. App.1992).

The father and mother were divorced on August 22, 1980, and the mother was awarded custody of the parties’ three minor children. The…