Legal Opinion

S.R. v. P.L.H.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided August 24, 1999No. 98-CA-00373-COAPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRIDGES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This is an appeal from a judgment of adoption entered in the Chancery Court of Monroe County, Mississippi. The chancellor permitted the child’s great-aunt to adopt the child after the natural father surrendered his parental rights. The maternal grandparents have now perfected this appeal in which they (1) argue the necessity of appointing a guardian ad li-tem, (2) allege that the chancery court neglected the best interests of the child, (3) contend that the chancellor erred as a matter of law by not complying with the statute, and (4) argue that they had…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Vance v. Lincoln County DPWMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Matter of Adoption of a MinorMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Muse v. HutchinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  4. C.L.M. v. D.J.G.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1999

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. C.L.B. v. D.G.B.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Adoption of CLB v. DGBMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Adoption of D.N.T. v. R.D.H.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  4. In Re Adoption of DNTMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  5. In Re The Adoption of J.J.W.B.: J.B., Sr. and P.B. v. M.M.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2024

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