Amanda M. Copeland v. Gary Neal Copeland, Jr

DICKINSON, PRESIDING JUSTICE,

DISSENTING:

¶25. When Mississippi established its current Constitution in 1890, it granted to the courts of chancery not only the-jurisdiction over matters controlled by principles of equity, but also jurisdiction over several areas controlled by law, including “[djivorce and alimony,” and “minor’s business.”5 Since its origin in England in 1576,6 the duty to support children has been, controlled by legal (“common law”) principles.

¶26. At common law, parents had an obligation to support their children. But when a child displayed a certain level of disrespect for a…