Legal Opinion

Watwood v. Watwood

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided January 29, 1986No. Civ. 5028PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

EDWARD N. SCRUGGS, Retired Circuit Judge.

This is a periodic alimony modification case.

The parties were divorced in 1979. Their youngest child became nineteen years of age in April 1985. Until that time, Mr. Watwood (husband) had complied with the divorce judgment by paying to Mrs. Wat-wood (wife) $55 per week for the support of that minor child and $55 each week as periodic alimony. The wife sought an increase in periodic alimony to $110 each week since the husband was no longer required to pay any child support. After an ore tenus trial, a judgment was rendered which denied any increase as…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Stiles v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
  2. Young v. YoungCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  3. Murphy v. MurphyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  4. Bass v. BassCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  5. Hadley v. DIR. OF DEPT. OF INDUS. RELATIONSCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lyle v. LyleCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986

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