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DOBBINS v. COLEMAN

No. 2004-CA-02365-SCT.

930 So.2d 1246 (2006)

Nita Elaine Snyder DOBBINS, Individually and as Natural Mother and Next Friend of the Infant Child Named in the Petition v. Johnny Lee COLEMAN.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied June 15, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H R. Garner, Hernando, attorney for appellant.

John Watson, Southhaven, attorney for appellee.

EN BANC.

DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. The first question presented is whether upon a determination of paternity, Mississippi law requires the natural father to assume sole financial responsibility for the child's medical expenses. The second is whether the chancellor's award of attorney's fees to the mother was reasonable and proper.

BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

¶ 2. On March 31, 2003, Nita Elaine Snyder Dobbins ("Ms. Dobbins") gave...

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