Shelnut v. Department of Human Services

RANDOLPH, Justice,

for the Court.

¶ 1. This case has been litigated for nearly twenty years in the court systems of two sovereign nations, including a foray into this Court. See Dep’t of Human Servs. v. Shelnut, 772 So.2d 1041 (Miss.2000) (“Shelnut /”). The appellant asks this Court to reverse a chancellor’s decree recognizing the registration and enforcement of a foreign judgment for child support. We decline.

HISTORY OF PROCEEDINGS

¶ 2. In 1981, Gaye-Lynn Kern (“Kern”) and Edward Shelnut (“Shelnut”) were married in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They moved to Jackson, Miss., after briefly living in…