Reed v. Fair

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This child-custody dispute requires that we determine whether the chancellor applied the correct legal standard. M.T.F.1 lived with his great-grandmother, Irene Daniels, for twelve years before his father, Marvin Fair, sought custody. The chancellor applied the Albright factors and found awarding custody to Fair was in M.T.F.’s best interest. M.T.F.’s mother, Theresa Reed, argues that because she had “de facto” custody, the chancellor should have applied a modification standard and only awarded custody to Fair upon finding a material change in circumstances…