Long v. Long

MOORE, Judge.

Richard Long (“the husband”) appeals from a judgment of the Baldwin Circuit Court (“the trial court”) divorcing him from Karen Long (“the wife”), dividing the parties’ marital property, awarding sole custody of the parties’ remaining minor child to the wife, and ordering the husband to pay child support and periodic alimony. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Procedural Background

On March 24, 2011, after a 26-year marriage and the birth of 2 children, the husband filed a complaint for a divorce from the wife; he alleged that the parties had become incompatible. The wife filed…