Legal Opinion
The Interest of S.A.M.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided September 26, 2002No. 2001-CA-00113-SCTPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASLEY, J., for the Court.
¶ 1. On September 13, 1996, the Youth Court Division of the County Court of Forrest County (youth court) entered an order granting temporary custody of S.A.M., the minor daughter of M.M.B. (the mother), to the Forrest County Department of Human Services (FCDHS). Thereafter, the child was placed in the physical custody of Mississippi foster parents, G.S. and S.S. (foster parents). On October 9, 1996, an order was entered pursuant to Miss.Code Ann. § 43-21-451 (2000) authorizing the filing of an abuse petition in the interest of S.A.M. The abuse petition was filed on…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- M. L. B. v. S. L. J.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
- In re J. P.Utah Supreme Court · 1982
- Colburn v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
- Tricon Metals & Services, Inc. v. ToppMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Johnson v. GrayMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
- Stephens v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
- In re the Adoption of a Minor ChildMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
- Easter v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
- May v. Harrison County Department of Human ServicesMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
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