Crenshaw v. Crenshaw

YATES, Judge.

Derrick B. Crenshaw, acting pro se, filed a complaint for divorce, alleging that he was imprisoned in the penitentiary and should be granted a divorce pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, § 30-2-l(a)(4). He further alleged a complete incompatibility of temperament and an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. He subsequently filed an affidavit, stating that the wife’s residence was unknown and that she was avoiding service. He requested service of the wife by publication.

Following notice by publication, the husband moved for a default judgment. He filed another affidavit, stating that he…