Thompson v. Thompson

Since I would affirm the trial court’s discretionary denial of child support, I must respectfully dissent to that portion of the majority opinion.

The matters of child support and its subsequent modification rest soundly within the discretion of the trial court, and its judgment will not be reversed on appeal absent abuse. Thompson v. Hove, 596 So.2d 939 (Ala.Civ. App.1992). The modification of a prior judgment regarding child support requires proof of changed circumstances, and appellate review of that judgment, as in this case, is limited by the ore tenus rule. Tucker v. Tucker, 588 So.2d…