DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. MARSHALL

No. 2001-CA-01845-COA.

856 So.2d 441 (2003)

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, State of Mississippi, Appellant/Cross Appellee, v. Ronald MARSHALL, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied June 17, 2003.

Certiorari Granted August 21, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah Darden Kennedy, Mize, attorney for appellant.

Lynn Hughes Sorey, Stanley A. Sorey, Raleigh, attorney for Appellee.

Before THOMAS, P.J., IRVING and MYERS, JJ.


IRVING, J., for the court.

¶ 1. The Department of Human Services (DHS) appeals from an order of the Chancery Court of Smith County suspending future child support based on a finding that there was an absence of a father-son relationship. DHS argues that suspension is too extreme and should be taken only in the most egregious circumstances and only after less severe remedies have been attempted and proven futile. Ronald Marshall cross-appeals from an order awarding...

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