Smith v. Wilson

KING, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Charlotte and Larry Wilson, parents of Crystal Wilson (deceased), filed an action requesting visitation with their grandchildren. The chancellor granted the request. Aggrieved, Stephen Smith, Crystal’s former husband, and Melissa LuAnn Smith, Stephen’s current wife, appeal the chancellor’s decision and challenge the constitutionality of Mississippi’s grandparent-visitation statutes. The Smiths raise four issues on appeal:

I. Whether sections 93 — 16—3—(1) and 93-16-5 and Martin v. Coop1 are unconstitutional in light of Troxel v. Granville.2

II. Whether…