Court Opinion

ID: 9933399
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2024-02-09 18:41:58.638267+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:17:46.463817
License: Public Domain

The judgment of divorce provided that the parties were to have joint legal custody of the minor child and were to share decision-making authority regarding the welfare and upbringing of the child. I would find that no custody determination favoring either parent had been made and that the bestinterests and welfare of the child standard should apply in this case instead of the McLendon standard. Ares v. Martinez,589 So.2d 750 (Ala.Civ.App. 1991); Reuter v. Neese,586 So.2d 232 (Ala.Civ.App. 1991); Hovater v. Hovater, 577 So.2d 461
(Ala.Civ.App. 1990).
Therefore, I respectfully dissent.