Scruggs v. Saterfiel

Stacey Scruggs and her guardian, Sandra Friend, appeal the February 5, 1996, order of the Lauderdale County Chancery Court finding that the action they brought to obtain visitation with Stacey's half-brother was "without substantial justification" and accordingly, taxing them with attorney fees pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 11-55-5, the Litigation Accountability Act of 1988. Looking for the first time at the issue of sibling visitation, we find that provision for court-ordered visits between minor siblings is a matter for the legislature to determine and therefore affirm the chancellor's…