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Hunt v. Hunt

289 So. 3d 313 (Miss. Ct. App. 2019)
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Hunt v. Hunt

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  1. Clark v. Wesley

    305 So. 3d 182 (Miss. Ct. App. 2020)   Cited 1 times

    "[A] chancellor, being the only one to hear the testimony of witnesses and observe their demeanor, is in the best position to judge their credibility." Hunt v. Hunt , 289 So. 3d 313, 318 (¶16) (Miss. Ct. App. 2019). Accordingly, "we defer to the trial court's findings of fact but review de novo legal conclusions."

  2. In re Hunsucker

    631 B.R. 610 (Bankr. N.D. Miss. 2021)   Cited 1 times

    As contempt is an available remedy for both unpaid domestic support obligations and property settlements in Mississippi, another factor–whether the payment is enforceable by contempt–may not be particularly helpful in determining whether a debt should be considered domestic support.Hunt v. Hunt , 289 So. 3d 313, 317 (Miss. Ct. App. 2019), reh'g denied (Feb. 11, 2020).Gutierrez v. Gutierrez , 153 So. 3d 703, 713 (Miss. 2014).

  3. Evans v. Arbuthnot

    No. 2022-CA-00215-COA (Miss. Ct. App. Oct. 24, 2023)

    "[A] chancellor, being the only one to hear the testimony of witnesses and observe their demeanor, is in the best position to judge their credibility." Hunt v. Hunt, 289 So.3d 313, 318 (¶16) (Miss. Ct. App. 2019). Accordingly, "we defer to the trial court's findings of fact but review de novo legal conclusions."

  4. Braswell v. Braswell

    336 So. 3d 1121 (Miss. Ct. App. 2021)   Cited 3 times

    Chancellors have substantial discretion regarding contempt matters. Hunt v. Hunt , 289 So. 3d 313, 317 (¶11) (Miss. Ct. App. 2019) (citing Gutierrez v. Gutierrez , 153 So. 3d 703, 713 (¶31) (Miss. 2014) ).

  5. Stephens v. Stephens

    328 So. 3d 760 (Miss. Ct. App. 2021)   Cited 3 times
    Affirming the chancellor's decision not to reduce child support because, despite a reduction in income, the payor "had not reduced his standard of living"

    ¶20. Chancellors have substantial discretion regarding contempt matters. Hunt v. Hunt , 289 So. 3d 313, 317 (¶11) (Miss. Ct. App. 2019) (citing Gutierrez v. Gutierrez , 153 So. 3d 703, 713 (¶31) (Miss. 2014) ).

  6. Domke v. Domke

    305 So. 3d 1233 (Miss. Ct. App. 2020)   Cited 6 times

    "Contempt matters are committed to the substantial discretion of the [chancellor]," and the chancellor's findings "will not be disturbed unless manifestly wrong." Hunt v. Hunt , 289 So. 3d 313, 317 (¶11) (Miss. Ct. App. 2019) (quoting Gutierrez v. Gutierrez , 153 So. 3d 703, 713 (¶31) (Miss. 2014) ). "A contempt citation is proper only when the contemner has wilfully and deliberately ignored the order of the court."

  7. Bozant v. Nguyen

    296 So. 3d 254 (Miss. Ct. App. 2020)   Cited 2 times

    " ‘Contempt matters are committed to the substantial discretion of the trial court,’ and the findings of the chancery court ‘will not be disturbed unless manifestly wrong.’ " Hunt v. Hunt , 289 So. 3d 313, 317 (¶11) (Miss. Ct. App. 2019) (quoting Gutierrez v. Gutierrez , 153 So. 3d 703, 713 (¶31) (Miss. 2014) ).