Legal Opinion
Rice v. MERKICH
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 6, 2010No. 2009-CA-00318-SCTPublished
1Opinion of the Court
34 So.3d 555 (2010)
Jessica Nicole RICE
v.
Scott Thomas MERKICH.
No. 2009-CA-00318-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
May 6, 2010.
Jeffrey P. Hubbard, Jackson, Stacey L. Strain, attorneys for appellant.
T. Jackson Lyons, Jackson, David Edwin James, attorneys for appellee.
EN BANC.
GRAVES, Presiding Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. Jessica Rice appeals the judgment of the Madison County Chancery Court changing the surname of her minor child to that of the father pursuant to a paternity action. As this is a case of first impression, this Court must interpret Mississippi Code Section 93-9-9(1) of the…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mississippi University for Women v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Albright v. AlbrightMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
- Hensarling v. HensarlingMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
- Lowrey v. LowreyMississippi Supreme Court · 2009
- Clements v. YoungMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
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