Gazipura v. Gazipura

L. CHARLES WRIGHT, Retired Appellate Judge.

Following oral proceedings, the Circuit Court of Colbert County divorced the parties, awarded physical custody of the two minor children to the wife, ordered the husband to pay child support, made a division of the marital assets, and reserved the right to award alimony in the future. The wife appeals.

The record reflects that the parties were married in 1976 in Teheran, Iran. Five months after the marriage the parties relocated to California. At that time the wife spoke no English. The wife testified that she has studied English as a second language…