S.S. v. S.H.

BARNES, J„

for the Court:

¶ 1. This is an appeal from the order terminating child support owed by S.H. (Howard)1 entered by the Covington County Chancery Court. On appeal, S.S. (Smith) argues that the chancellor erred in abating child support due from Howard, the father, to her, the mother, for the minor child, Jane. Finding error, we reverse and render.

FACTS

¶ 2. The parties, Smith and Howard, were divorced on May 8, 1995, in Coving-ton County, Mississippi. The minor child was two years old at the time.

¶ 8. On September 10, 2002, Howard was indicted in the Forrest County Circuit Court for…