STATE DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES v. GAUTREAUX

No. 1998-CA-01757-COA.

760 So.2d 857 (2000)

STATE of Mississippi DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Appellant, v. James Paul GAUTREAUX, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

May 30, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janice M. Perreault, Attorney for Appellant.

David Elias Kihyet, Pascagoula, Attorney for Appellee.

BEFORE KING, P.J., PAYNE, AND THOMAS, JJ.


KING, P.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. On July 28, 1998, the Chancery Court of Jackson County ruled that James Gautreaux had paid child support obligations in full and dismissed a contempt action brought by the Mississippi Department of Human Services [DHS] on behalf of Margaret Gautreaux. DHS appeals asserting two issues:

1. Whether the Chancery Court erred in failing to rule that the Plaintiff had made out a prima facie case of contempt against the...

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