Langford v. Langford

This is a divorce case arising out of Baldwin County, Alabama.

Appellant Henry R. Langford (husband) and appellee Deborah Kay Langford (wife) were married in February 1976. Two children were born of this marriage; Melissa, age five and one-half years and Joshua, age seventeen months at the time of the trial in July 1982. The parties separated in July 1981 because of an "irrevocable" breakdown of their marriage. At the time of the trial the wife had custody of the children and was living in Pensacola, Florida, with her parents.

The trial court, after hearing the case ore tenus, rendered a final…