Legal Opinion

Sean P. Edwards v. Reanna S. Zyla

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided November 17, 2016No. 2015-IA-00805-SCT CONSOLIDATED WITH NO. 2015-CA-00891-SCTPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLEMAN, JUSTICE,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. The case sub judice involves the application of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UC-CJEA)—particularly whether the Warren County Chancery Court erred in deciding that it lacked jurisdiction to hear a custody dispute between Sean Edwards and Rean-na Zyla. The matter before us consolidates a direct appeal from the chancery court and an interlocutory appeal from the Warren County County Court, both related to the custody of two minor children. We affirm the chancery court’s judgment, and we reverse the county court’s registration of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. R.K. v. J.K.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Burch v. Land Partners, LPMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  3. White v. WhiteMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
  4. In Re Guardianship of ZJMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Bronk v. HobsonMississippi Supreme Court · 2014

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  4. T.R. v. Tuscaloosa County Department of Human Resources (Appeal from Tuscaloosa Juvenile Court: JU-23-589.01).Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2024

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