ESTATE OF McCOY EX REL. JONES v. McCOY

No. 2007-CA-00979-COA.

988 So.2d 929 (2008)

ESTATE OF Jakayla McCOY by Erika JONES, Petitioner, Appellant v. Irvin L. McCOY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

July 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Howard Gunn, Aberdeen, attorney for appellant.

Christopher James Latimer, John F. Perry, Starkville, attorneys for appellee.

Before LEE, P.J., IRVING and ROBERTS, JJ.


IRVING, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Erika Jones, in her capacity as administratrix of the estate of her deceased daughter, Jakayla McCoy, filed a petition for the determination of Jakayla's heirs at law wherein she sought to disinherit Jakayla's biological father, Irvin Lael McCoy, because he did not provide any financial support to Jakayla during her lifetime.1 Following a hearing on the matter, the chancellor ruled that McCoy had not...

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