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SMITH v. SMITH

NO. 2015-CA-00213-SCT.

206 So.3d 502 (2016)

Rachel SMITH v. David SMITH.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 13, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

AMANDA JANE PROCTOR   WILLIAM R. WRIGHT , ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT.

DEAN HOLLEMAN   PATRICK TAYLOR GUILD , ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE.

BEFORE RANDOLPH, P.J., COLEMAN AND MAXWELL, JJ.

¶ 1. When sexual-abuse allegations are raised in a child-custody case, a guardian ad litem ("GAL") must be appointed to represent the child's best interest. Here, the appointed GAL made visitation recommendations but was not asked to make a custody recommendation. The chancellor addressed this issue on his own...

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