Legal Opinion

Blackwell v. Blackwell

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided September 1, 1976No. Civ. 788, 788XPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Plaintiff appeals and defendant cross-appeals from a decree of divorce. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The parties were married for 29 years. The union produced three children who have grown to adulthood. The marriage has been stormy for a number of years. There has been one previous divorce with reconciliation. There have been several separations with uncompleted actions for divorce.

The parties have come from original meager means to a position of relatively high income and prosperity. For three years prior to the termination of marital relations, the annual income of the husband…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Colquett v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
  2. City of Mobile v. WooleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
  3. Russell v. RussellCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1969

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Dutton v. DuttonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  2. Cranton v. CrantonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  3. Turner v. TurnerCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2009

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