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Ross v. Ross

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided March 14, 1984No. Civ. 4025PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is a divorce case.

John Ross (husband) and Louise Ross (wife) were married for twenty-seven years. Their children are all adults.

Husband filed a complaint for divorce alleging grounds of incompatibility and irretrievable breakdown, mental cruelty and physical abuse. After oral hearing the court issued a decree of divorce with the following provisions. Wife was awarded all household property and a life estate in the marital residence with the responsibility for making the mortgage payments on it. At her death the property reverts to husband or his estate or his heirs in fee. Wife was…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Smith's Estate v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
  2. Miller v. MillerCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  3. Tyler v. TylerCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1974
  4. Cooper v. CooperCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Edwards v. EdwardsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2009
  2. Coby v. CobyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  3. Bunn v. BunnCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1993
  4. Martin v. MartinCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2011
  5. Hutchins v. HutchinsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1994

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