Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Department of Human Services
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 3, 2010No. 2009-CA-00438-SCTPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DICKINSON, Justice,
for the Court.
¶ 1. This case requires that we address three competing interests: the supremacy of federal law over state law; the compelling public interest in child support;1 and *12the compelling public interest in the protection of the mentally disabled.
¶ 2. Kenny Barnes fathered a child out of wedlock. According to a determination made pursuant to Social Security guidelines, Barnes was mentally incompetent. After a paternity test established him as the father, the trial court ordered Barnes to pay child support in the amount of fourteen percent of his income, which…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Washington State Department of Social & Health Services v. Guardianship Estate of KeffelerSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Philpott v. Essex County Welfare BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Rose v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Johnson v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
- Bennett v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- People v. J.G. (In Re J.G.)California Supreme Court · 2019
- Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, Inc v. C. Jake LambertCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
- Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi, Inc v. C. Jake LambertCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
- Barnes v. Department of Human ServicesMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
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