SMITH v. WILSON

No. 2010-CA-02002-SCT.

90 So.3d 51 (2012)

Stephen Brian SMITH and Melissa Luann Smith v. Larry WILSON and Charlotte Wilson.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied June 28, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason D. Herring , Henderson McKelvy Jones , Tupelo, Gary Goodwin , Columbus, attorneys for appellants.

William Paul Starks, II , Starkville, attorney for appellees.

Before CARLSON, P.J., PIERCE and KING, JJ.


KING, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Charlotte and Larry Wilson, parents of Crystal Wilson (deceased), filed an action requesting visitation with their grandchildren. The chancellor granted the request. Aggrieved, Stephen Smith, Crystal's former husband, and Melissa LuAnn Smith, Stephen's current wife, appeal the chancellor's decision and challenge the constitutionality of Mississippi's grandparent-visitation statutes. The Smiths raise four issues on appeal:

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