Mississippi Adoption Court Cases

Mississippi Court Case: C.C.I. v. The Natural Parents
Adoption of an infant child and revocability of written consent for adoption are featured in this case appealed from the Chancery Court of Yazoo County. The natural parents (John and Jane Doe herein), then unmarried and minors, executed documents surrendering the infant child (baby herein) to C.C.I. for adoption...


Mississippi Court Case: Bryant v. Cameron
Our law provides a procedure whereby such children may be adopted. Miss. Code Ann. § § 93-17-1, et seq (Supp.1984) Persons may employ that procedure with confidence and certainty. We trust that procedure may be found consonant with justice and fairness in this area where there are so many shades of gray...


Mississippi Court Case: Grafe v. Olds
On April 12, 1986, Cherie Grafe, an unwed minor, gave birth. Upon release from the hospital, Cherie and her baby stayed at the home of her grandparents, Thomas and Christine Taylor for approximately two (2) weeks. During this period Christine Taylor, a former nurse, helped care for the child and instructed Cherie in the proper care of her child. Thereafter Cherie and her child returned to the home of Jean Grafe, Cherie's mother. The next eight...


Mississippi Court Case: Hill v. Smith
On December 20, 1985, Mr. and Mrs. Smith filed a petition in the chancery court of the Second Judicial District of Jones County to adopt the child. On the same date Sheryl Lynn waived service of process and consented to the adoption. Also on the same date a decree of adoption was entered by the chancery court...


Mississippi Court Case: Natural Mother v. Paternal Aunt
Natural mother, designated herein as S.J., appeals from a decree entered by the Chancery Court of DeSoto County, Chancellor Leon E. Hannaford, Sr., terminating her parental rights. The paternal aunt of the children, designated herein as C.H., involved in this action, filed a petition for adoption in the chancery court...


Mississippi Court Case: Vance v. Department of Public Welfare
Jaqueline Vance is the mother of three children: D.W., born June 16, 1975, fourteen years old at the time of the hearing in this cause; C.T., born December 21, 1981, seven years old at that time; and Candace Andrenette Vance, born January 17, 1985. Candace lives with her aunt in Illinois. She is not under the jurisdiction...


Mississippi Court Case: Carter v. Taylor
The chancellor found that Michael Carter was in contempt of court by failure to pay child support, and remanded him to custody of the Rankin County sheriff until he purged himself of the payment owed. The court specifically found that Carter "has not and did not abandon the minor child herein and further specifically...


Mississippi Court Case: Department of Human Services v. T.H.G.
In this appeal from the Chancery Court of Lauderdale County, we consider the very narrow question of whether, in a termination of parental rights proceeding based on the mental illness of both natural parents, otherwise privileged medical and psychiatric information concerning the parents should be admissible, thus waiving any privilege. While we decline to create an exception to the evidentiary rule, Miss. R. Evid. 503, the psychiatrist/psychologist-patient privilege...


Mississippi Court Case: Wise v. Collection Services
This appeal arises from a May 13, 1991, order of the Forrest County Circuit Court granting Forrest General Hospital's motion for summary judgment on an open account and denying the Wises' motion for summary judgment. At issue is whether the Wises, absent any contractual obligation, should be liable for expenses incurred...


Mississippi Court Case: Department of Human Resources v. Linda D.
The Chancery Court of Copiah County (Youth Court Division), adjudicated R.D., age 1 year 10 months and B.D., age 6, years as neglected children and removed them from their mother Linda D. and placed custody with DHS in 1990. The children were placed in foster care. Linda D. filed numerous unsuccessful petitions attempting to have custody of the two minors returned to her. Her final and current petition to restore custody was considered by the lower court...


Mississippi Court Case: The Estate of Samuel Otto Jones Jr.
The Appellants, the sisters of the deceased, Samuel Otto Jones, Jr. (hereinafter Jones), brought an action in the Warren County Chancery Court to determine Jones' wrongful death beneficiaries for purposes of bringing a wrongful death action against the tortfeasor responsible for Jones' death. The lower court...


Mississippi Court Case: E.M.C. v. S.V.M.
On November 16, 1987, S.V.M. filed a complaint for modification against E.M.C. in the Monroe County Chancery Court, seeking full custody of S.M. S.V.M. stated that she and E.M.C. had been divorced by decree of May 4, 1987, and apparently attached a copy of the order. S.V.M. did not refer to the September...

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