Legal Opinion

Porter v. Porter

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided June 30, 1970No. 6 Div. 60PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRADLEY, Judge.

Appellant, Cheryl Collins Porter, and appellee, Thomas Lowery Porter, were married in January 1965, and divorced in 1967. The divorce was granted to the appellant on account of appellee’s cruelty.

There was bora to this marriage a girl child, Lisa Renee Porter, now the subject of this controversy.

In the original divorce decree the court granted custody of Lisa to the parents and prescribed how that custody was to be managed.

Apparently this arrangement was unsatisfactory to the parties, for the appellant filed a petition asking for a modification of the decree in the Circuit…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Carter v. HarbinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
  2. Norton v. NortonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
  3. Mockridge v. MockridgeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
  4. Snellings v. SnellingsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1961
  5. Northcutt v. NorthcuttCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1970

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Harrell v. LongCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1973
  2. Sain v. SainCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  3. Fultz v. FultzCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1972
  4. Hooper v. HooperCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  5. Stinnett v. GilchristCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1982

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