Legal Opinion
Harbin v. Harbin
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided July 2, 1986No. Civ. 5250PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a child custody modification case.
The parties were divorced on July 5, 1979. At that time they had no children. The mother gave birth to a son, Nicholas, on December 25, 1980.
On December 11, 1981 the father filed a petition to modify the divorce decree, seeking to legitimate the child and to obtain visitation privileges. The court legitimated the child and required the father to pay child support to the mother, who was awarded permanent custody of the child.
In June 1985 the mother voluntarily committed herself into the psychiatric ward of Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- McKinney v. ALABAMA DEPT. OF PENSIONS & SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Keith v. KeithCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- Lumber Fabricators, Inc. v. Appalachian Oak Flooring & Hardwood Corp.Alabama Court of Appeals · 1962
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