Legal Opinion

Stanton v. Stanton

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 17, 1993No. 1930216PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

HOUSTON, Justice.

We deny the petition for the writ of certiorari; however, in doing so, we note that Ex parte McLendon, 455 So.2d 863 (Ala.1984), is not applicable in this case, for the reasons stated in Judge Thigpen’s special opinion concurring in the result. 681 So.2d 242, at 245. Judge Thigpen’s special opinion correctly stated the standard applicable to the custody determination in this case. We adopt the second through fifth paragraphs of his opinion as part of our opinion here.

WRIT DENIED.

HORNSBY, C.J., and MADDOX, SHORES, STEAGALL, INGRAM and COOK, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ex Parte McLendonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  2. Freeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lawley v. ByrdCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1997