Legal Opinion

Hammett v. Hammett

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided September 30, 1970No. 3 Div. 9PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WRIGHT, Judge-

This is an appeal from a decree of divorce by which the parties were each granted a divorce on complaint and cross-complaint. The authority for such decree is Title 34, Section 22(1), Code of Alabama 1940. This is the statute which permits a final divorce after there has been a decree of separate maintenance in effect for more than two years. By its decree, the trial court granted custody of three minor children, ranging in age from eight to thirteen years, to the mother-appellee, with reasonable visitation rights to the father-appellant.

The only error assigned is that the court…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Sneed v. SneedSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
  2. Calhoun v. CalhounSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
  3. Butler v. ButlerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
  4. Randolph v. RandolphCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1970
  5. Ervin v. ErvinCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1969

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Linderman v. LindermanCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1973
  2. Wells v. WellsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  3. Turner v. TurnerCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1970
  4. Mothershed v. MothershedCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  5. Collum v. CollumCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1974

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