Sizemore v. Pickett

¶ 38. The majority finds that the chancery court did not err in awarding custody of Richard’s son, Blake, to Cliff, Blake’s half brother. Because I believe that the chancery court failed to give appropriate deference to the natural-parent presumption, I dissent. I would reverse the chancery court’s judgment and remand this case for a determination of whether Richard is an unfit parent or has abandoned Blake. I also believe that Richard did not have proper notice of the hearing wherein his custody of Blake was terminated and transferred to Cliff. Therefore, for this additional reason, I…