CRIDER v. CRIDER

No. 2003-CT-01066-SCT.

904 So.2d 142 (2005)

Lainie Bell CRIDER v. John Paul CRIDER, Jr.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 31, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Ferrell, Booneville, attorney for appellant.

Jason D. Herring, attorney for appellee.

EN BANC.


ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

COBB, Presiding Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. This case addresses the authority of a chancellor to grant joint custody of a child to its parents in an irreconcilable differences (ID) divorce proceeding. Although it is a case of first impression for this Court, the Mississippi Court of Appeals has interpreted Miss.Code Ann. § 93-5-24(2)1 to prohibit a chancellor from awarding joint custody...

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