Hutchinson v. Hutchinson

Our Supreme Court has repeatedly held that a trial-court determination arising from an ore tenus divorce proceeding is due deference:

“ ‘In reviewing the [circuit] court’s judgment in a divorce case presented ore tenus, we will presume the judgment to be correct....’’ Ex parte Jackson, 567 So.2d 867, 868 (Ala.1990). Furthermore, rulings on such matters as child support, alimony, division of marital property, and payment of marital debts are within the discretion of the circuit court. See id. Thus, a circuit court’s divorce judgment, including its rulings on these matters, will not be reversed…