Legal Opinion

Arrington v. Thrash

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided September 24, 2013No. 2012-CA-00051-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

FAIR, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Allison Arrington appeals the Rankin County Chancery Court’s judgment granting grandparents’ visitation to Doyle and Rebecca Thrash. This is a “factor case,” a chancery court matter requiring discussion of the facts in the context of certain enumerated factors. Mar*146tin v. Coop1 established that ten such factors must be addressed on the record in all grandparent visitation cases brought under Mississippi Code Annotated section 93-16-3 (Supp.2012). However, the “Martin factors” are not to be weighted and are not all-inclusive; Martin calls on a chancellor to also…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Martin v. CoopMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  2. T.T.W. v. C.C.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Smith v. WilsonMississippi Supreme Court · 2012
  4. Townes v. ManyfieldMississippi Supreme Court · 2004

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