Legal Opinion

Walley v. Pierce

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided July 19, 2011No. 2010-CA-00409-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Lori Lynn Walley and Christopher Blake Walley appeal the chancellor’s award of grandparent-visitation rights to Lori’s parents, Kathy Lynn Pierce and Tony Curtis Pierce. The Walleys claim that the chancellor: (1) committed manifest error by finding that they had unreasonably denied visitation to the Pierces, (2) failed to accord special weight to their wishes as to the amount and type of visitation awarded, and (3) applied the Mississippi grandparent-visitation statute in a way that violates their due-process rights. Finding no error, we affirm.

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¶ 2. The…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Sanderson v. SandersonMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Consolidated Pipe & Supply Co. v. ColterMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Henderson v. HendersonMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Stacy v. RossMississippi Supreme Court · 2001

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