Ruth v. Burchfield

IRVING, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. The motion for rehearing is denied. The previous opinion of this Court is withdrawn, and this opinion is substituted therefor.

¶ 2. Steve Ruth and London Suzette Burchfield are the parents of Mara Leigh Ruth, a minor. Burchfield, Mara’s primary caregiver, filed a motion in the Lowndes County Chancery Court for modification of child support wherein she requested that Ruth’s monthly child support payments be increased. Burchfield also requested reasonable attorney’s fees. Thereafter, Ruth filed a response and counterclaim wherein he sought primary custody. The…