Williams v. Smith

BRIDGES, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. In April 16, 1988, the Chancery Court of Jackson County, Mississippi signed an order of filiation with provisions for visitation and child support that arose from a child the two had together. Williams applied to have James Smith pay for back child support and in 1992 a Fulton County Georgia office ordered Smith to pay child support arrears. On June 13, 2000 Williams filed a petition to cite Smith with contempt. The Jackson County Chancery Court ordered Smith to pay arrears for 1988 through 1992 but found that it lack jurisdiction for anything after 1992.…