Which court system (state or federal) would usually handle matters concerning divorce and alimony?
Why? Issues concerning marriage, divorce, and alimony are left up to the states, and the state courts are responsible for hearing such cases. In fact, state courts of limited jurisdiction, usually known as family courts, are primarily responsible for hearing these cases. The Alabama state court system heard this divorce case in real life. It said that the state’s alimony law did not violate the 14th Amendment’s “equal protection” clause. Note: Refer to Section I of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. How did this case reach the federal courts? Section I of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides in pertinent part: “… nor shall any State…deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” Since the state courts in Alabama interpreted the federal Constitution, they subjected themselves to review by the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed with the ex-husband in this case and said that alimony laws requiring only males to pa
