Legal Opinion

Morris v. Morris

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided February 22, 1971No. 46087PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTSON, Justice:

On petition to modify final decree, which granted a divorce to Alice Faye Morris and awarded custody of the four minor children of the marriage to her, the Chan-*23eery Court of Forrest County found that both the father, Larry Laroy Morris, and Alice Faye Morris Overstreet, the mother, were presently unfit and unsuitable to have the permanent care, custody and control of the minor children, and that the temporary care, custody and control of the four minor children should be awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Blackwell, the maternal grandparents.

The court ordered the father to pay…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brown v. BrownMississippi Supreme Court · 1959
  2. Vockroth v. VockrothMississippi Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Davis v. HollandMississippi Supreme Court · 1960
  4. Shoffner v. ShoffnerMississippi Supreme Court · 1962

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Carter v. TaylorMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Petition of BeggianiMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Logan v. LoganMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  4. McDonald v. McDonaldMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
  5. Thomas v. PurvisMississippi Supreme Court · 1980

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