Legal Opinion

Sparks v. McGraw

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 14, 1960No. 6 Div. 391PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOODWYN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of Jefferson County, in equity, rendered on August 29, 1958, denying appellants’ petition seeking custody of their three grandchildren, two boys, age 6 and 12, and a girl, age 10. These children are in the custody of their father by virtue of a decree of the same court rendered on February 2, 1955. The decree giving him custody also gave to appellants certain visitation rights which appellee, by cross-petition in the present proceeding, sought to have changed. The decree appealed from denied the cross-petition but there is…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lamar v. LamarSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
  2. Messick v. MessickSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
  3. Burleson v. BurlesonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Wood v. WoodCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1976
  2. Anonymous v. AnonymousSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
  3. Ford v. FordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
  4. Ponder v. PonderCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1973
  5. McGee v. McGeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969

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