Hays v. Alexander

¶ 19. The majority concludes that neither the common law nor statutory law provides to the courts of this State the authority to require a parent to support an adult child. Maj. Op. ¶ 13-14. Because I *710believe that the Legislature has provided the chancery courts the authority to order a parent to support an adult disabled child, I respectfully disagree.

¶20. In this case, both parties admit that Rick suffered from serious ailments prior to their divorce.8 Mari Lynn argues that the medical conditions have escalated, while Lon argues that they have remained the same since before the parties’…