McRAE, Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. In this appeal from the Jackson County Chancery Court, we find that the chancellor erred in determining that he did not have the power to make a custody award to a stepparent and thus making no custody decision whatsoever after expressly finding the natural parent unfit. Instead, where it is in the best interests of the child, temporary custody/guardianship should have been given to the stepfather, until such time as the
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