RICE v. MERKICH

No. 2009-CA-00318-SCT.

34 So.3d 555 (2010)

Jessica Nicole RICE v. Scott Thomas MERKICH.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 6, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey P. Hubbard, Jackson, Stacey L. Strain, attorneys for appellant.

T. Jackson Lyons, Jackson, David Edwin James, attorneys for appellee.

EN BANC.


GRAVES, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Jessica Rice appeals the judgment of the Madison County Chancery Court changing the surname of her minor child to that of the father pursuant to a paternity action. As this is a case of first impression, this Court must interpret Mississippi Code Section 93-9-9(1) of the Mississippi Uniform Law on Paternity. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the judgment of the chancellor...

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