Edmond v. Townes

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court.

SUMMARY OF THE CASE

¶ 1. This domestic relations case arose after Roy Edmond and Cassandra Townes had a child, Ryan Edmond. Roy filed a complaint in the Leflore County Chancery Court and requested a paternity test and, if the paternity test indicated that Roy was Ryan’s father, Roy requested custody of Ryan. If the chancery court did not grant Roy custody of Ryan, Roy requested visitation with Ryan. Cassandra filed a counterclaim and requested custody of Ryan and child support. After a hearing, the chancellor entered an order and found that, according to the paternity…