Legal Opinion
Carter v. Taylor
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided December 17, 1992No. 91-CA-0512, 91-CA-0513PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Michael Carter and Evonne Taylor Carter were married June 4, 1983. One child was born April 11, 1985. The parents were divorced on the basis of irreconcilable differences on November 12, 1985, with custody of Michael J'Mele Carter going to his mother. The court ordered Michael Carter to pay $165.00 monthly child support and to pay one-half of J'Mele's medical expenses.
On October 11, 1990, Evonne Carter Horne1 filed a petition to terminate Carter's parental rights. Horne complained that Carter had effectively abandoned the child and that her new husband, Don Horne, wished to adopt the child.…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Culbreath v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
- Cotton v. McConnellMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
- Nichols v. TedderMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
- Tedford v. DempseyMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
- Bowers Window & Door Co. v. DearmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Brooks v. BrooksMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
- S.N.C. v. J.R.D.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2000
- K.D.F. v. J.L.H.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2006
- Stacy v. RossMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
- McKee v. FlyntMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
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