Legal Opinion
In Re Colburn
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 15, 1986No. Civ. 5425PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a child custody case.
Diane and Gary H. Colburn were divorced by a Texas court in 1975. In the decree of divorce Diane received custody of their child, Gary Wayne Colburn. The mother and child moved to Alabama about one year after the divorce, where they continued to reside. In the summer of 1985, the child visited his father in Oklahoma under the terms of the visitation rights set out in the Texas court order. During the visitation time, the father filed a petition in Oklahoma to modify the decree of the Texas court. The Oklahoma court modified the divorce decree, giving custody of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mitchell v. MitchellCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Wyatt v. FalhsingCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Berry v. BerryCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
3Cited by5 opinions
- Ex Parte J.R.W.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1994
- D.B. v. P.B.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1997
- P.A.T. v. D.B.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1994
- L.L. v. St. Clair County Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1994
- Ex Parte JRWSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994