Legal Opinion
Thomas M. Dennis v. Shelia F. Dennis
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided August 3, 2017No. 2016-CA-00425-SCTPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*373CHAMBERLIN, JUSTICE,
FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. Thomas Dennis appeals from the judgment of the Chancery Court of Lowndes County, arguing that the chancellor erred by denying a petition to terminate his child-support obligations with respect to his step-great-grandchild, J.R.H.1 We affirm the decision of the chancellor.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2. On March 28, 1994, Thomas Dennis (“Dennis”) and Sheila Sims Dennis (“Sims”) were married to each other.2 Pri- or to her relationship with Dennis, Sims had a daughter named Renee Wright. Renee then had a daughter named Courtney; thus, Courtney is Sims’s…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- East v. EastMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
- Caldwell v. CaldwellMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- Dethlefs v. Beau Maison Development Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- West v. WestMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
- Bell v. BellMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Angela Renee Gartman Jones v. James Richard JonesMississippi Supreme Court · 2026
- Culumber v. Morris Network of Mississippi, Inc.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2025
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