Legal Opinion
Mathews v. Mathews
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 27, 1982No. Civ. 3180, Civ. 3191PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a child custody case.
The trial court, after an ore tenus hearing, awarded custody of a three year old child to the child's paternal aunt and her husband who had intervened in the divorce proceedings. The mother appeals, contending the trial court erred in failing to award custody to the mother.
The maternal grandparents, also intervenors, appeal, contending the trial court erred in failing to award custody to the maternal grandparents.
The primary issue is whether the trial court erred in the custody award. In addition, the mother urges error in the trial court's action requiring her to…
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