Nolana Thornton Griffin v. Chad Griffin

MAXWELL, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Mississippi law presumes visitation with the noncustodial parent is in the best interest of the child. But under the circumstances here-where an incarcerated mother sought a court order requiring her four children, one of whom has a social disability, to drive four hours to visit her in prison, every other week-the chancellor found it was not. In reaching this decision, the chancellor applied the correct legal standard and supported his decision with substantial evidence. Given the broad deference afforded chancellors in visitation matters, we affirm.

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