Jones v. McQueen

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This case concerns whether Mississippi is a minor child’s home state, allowing a Mississippi court to make a child-custody determination pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). See Miss. Code Ann. §§ 93-27-101 to 402 (Rev.2013).

*127PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On February 17, 2012, Michael Thomas McQueen, the father of the child in question, filed a complaint in the Jackson County Chancery Court to establish paternity, child custody, and other relief. Meeae Evelina Jones, the mother of the minor child, subsequently filed a motion to…