56 Ala. App. 178 - Hendrix v. Hendrix’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “. . where the evidence in a divorce case is heard ore terns by the trial court its findings are presumed correct and will not be overturned without a showing of an abuse of discretion, and this rule has particular application as regards an award of alimony. Chancellor v. Chancellor, 52 Ala.App. 10 , 288 So.2d 794 . “In this case we cannot determine whether the award to the wife is an award of alimony in gross or a property division, but under the authority of Eubanks v. Eubanks, 52 Ala.App. 224, 291 So.2d 159 , we are not required to make such a determination. “In either event the award must depend upon the facts and no mathematical formula can determine what is an appropriate award. However, certain cases indicate that an allowance to the wife of from one-third to one-half of the husband’s estate can be sustained, depending upon the circumstances.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Barber v. Barber