McBride v. Jones

803 So.2d 1168 (2002)

Michael McBRIDE

v.

Diane McBride JONES.

No. 2000-CA-00869-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 10, 2002.

Dawn H. Newman, Hattiesburg, Attorney for Appellant.

Diane McBride Jones, Appellee, pro se.

Before PITTMAN, C.J., COBB and DIAZ, JJ.

DIAZ, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Diane Clark (Diane) married James Michael McBride (Mike) and had a child, B.M., shortly thereafter. Diane and Mike divorced. Mike paid child support on B.M.'s behalf for approximately fifteen years in the belief that he was the child's father. A paternity test later revealed that Mike is not the father of B.M.…