Legal Opinion

Jpm v. Tdm

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided June 29, 2006No. 2005-CA-00320-SCTPublished

1Opinion of the Court

932 So.2d 760 (2006)

J.P.M.

v.

T.D.M.

No. 2005-CA-00320-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 29, 2006.

Joe Morgan Wilson, Senatobia, attorney for appellant.

Joseph Ratcliff Dulaney, Tunica, attorney for appellee.

EN BANC.

GRAVES, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. Husband and wife were married, and a child was born to the marriage five months later. The couple separated, and the husband sued for divorce years later, after he had assumed the primary childrearing responsibilities at the wife's request. Husband sought custody of the child because of the wife's drug use. On the day the trial for divorce was…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Lehr v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Caban v. MohammedSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Albright v. AlbrightMississippi Supreme Court · 1983

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