Hill v. Hill

Carl Eugene Hill (“the husband”) petitions this court to issue a writ of mandamus ordering the Shelby Circuit Court to transfer the divorce action filed by Amber Nicole Hill (“the wife”) to the Bibb Circuit Court. We deny the petition.

Analysis

On August 12, 2013, the wife filed in the Shelby Circuit Court a petition for protection from abuse against the husband (“the protection-from-abuse action”). In that petition, the wife alleged that she was a resident of Shelby County and that the husband was a resident of Bibb County. Alabama Code 1975, § 30-5-3(e)(l), provides that a petition for a…