855 So. 2d 556 - Baggett v. Baggett’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
29
cited by 29 later decisions
1
states following
January 2017
most recently cited
29 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 676 So. 2d 1322 - Ex Parte Bryowsky · 810 So. 2d 631 - Ex Parte Fann · O'Neal v. O'Neal · Golden v. Golden · 785 So. 2d 358 - Ex Parte Drummond
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“"The well-established standard of review is that a divorce judgment based on ore tenus evidence is presumed correct. See Robinson v. Robinson , 795 So.2d 729 (Ala.Civ.App. 2001). Such a judgment will be reversed only where it is unsupported by the evidence so as to be plainly and palpably wrong. Id. at 733 . On appeal the division of property and the award of alimony are interrelated, and the entire judgment must be considered in determining whether the trial court abused its discretion as to either issue. See O'Neal v. O'Neal 678 So.2d 161 (Ala.Civ.App. 1996). A property division does not have to be equal in order to be equitable based on the particular facts of each case; a determination of what is equitable rests within the sound discretion of the trial court. See Golden v. Golden , 681 So.2d 605 (Ala.Civ.App. 1996). "When dividing marital property and determining a party's need for alimony, a trial court should consider several factors, including `"the length of the marriage, the age and health of the parties, the future employment prospects of the parties, the source, value, and type of property owned, and the standard of living to which the parties have become accustomed during the marriage."' Ex parte Elliott , 782 So.2d 308 (Ala. 2000) (quoting Nowell v. Nowell , 474 So.2d 1128 , 1129 (Ala.Civ.App. 1985)) (footnote omitted). In addition, the trial court may also consider the conduct of the parties with regard to the breakdown of the marriage, even where the parties ar”
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