Legal Opinion · Dissent

Stennett v. Dawsey

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided May 8, 2012No. 2010-CA-01693-COAPublished

1DissentCarlton, J.

¶12. I disagree with the majority’s finding in this case, and I respectfully dissent. I submit that a material change in circumstances was established by Daw-sey’s admitted illegal use of methamphetamine and her need for three months of inpatient preventative care for substance abuse in June 2010. I note that Dawsey’s three months of drug rehabilitation prompted Stennett’s emergency motion for custody in this case. The chancellor thus erred in failing to find that a material change of circumstances adversely affecting Dawsey and Stennett’s two children had occurred since, the initial custody…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Riley v. DoernerMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Morrow v. MorrowMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Christian v. WheatMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
  4. A.T.K. v. R.M.K.W.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009

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