The best interest of the children is always the foremost consideration. Shepherd v. Shepherd, 769 So.2d 242, 245 (¶ 11) (Miss.Ct.App.2000) (citing Riley v. Doerner, 677 So.2d 740, 744 (Miss.1996) ).
The best interest of the children is always the foremost consideration. Shepherd v. Shepherd, 769 So. 2d 242, 245 (¶11) (Miss. Ct. App. 2000) (citing Riley v. Doerner, 677 So. 2d 740, 744 (Miss. 1996)).
It is well established that a new spouse's income should not be used in calculating child support. Shepherd v. Shepherd, 769 So.2d 242, 245 (¶ 14) (Miss.Ct.App.2000). However, there is no evidence that the chancery court considered Lt. Quinones's income in arriving at its decision to deny Holly's request for increased child support.
The best interest of the child is always the court's foremost consideration. Shepherd v. Shepherd, 769 So.2d 242, 245 (¶ 11) (Miss.Ct.App. 2000) (citing Rileyv. Doerner, 677 So.2d 740, 744 (Miss. 1996)).
1986). Modification based on an increase in an older child's needs coupled with an increase in the payor's income is proper as well. Hopson v. Hopson, 851 So.2d 397, 400(¶ 11) (Miss.Ct.App. 2003); Shepherd v. Shepherd, 769 So.2d 242, 246(¶ 18) (Miss.Ct.App. 2000). However, the custodial parent must provide evidence of increased costs and that the original award, due to increased financial obligations, no longer meets the child's current needs.
In the difficult matter of determining child custody in divorce proceedings, the chancellor is necessarily vested with substantial discretion. Shepherd v. Shepherd, 769 So.2d 242, 245 (¶ 11) (Miss.Ct.App. 2000). In Hamilton v. Hamilton, this Court reviewed the record in that case and found that the chancellor should consider each Albright factor specifically in her decision for child custody.
"The objective of civil contempt is to compel obedience to the orders of the court." Shepherd v. Shepherd, 769 So.2d 242, 246 (¶ 19) (Miss.Ct.App. 2000). While Barbara's statements in bankruptcy court might have some bearing upon proceedings there, any statement she made in that court cannot deprive the chancery court of the power to enforce its own order.
In the difficult matter of determining child custody in divorce proceedings, the chancellor is necessarily vested with substantial discretion. Shepherd v. Shepherd, 769 So.2d 242, 245 (¶ 11) (Miss.Ct.App. 2000). The chancellor must, in making such determinations, often weigh the credibility of witnesses providing starkly contrasting assessments of the relative parenting skills of the competing parties.
In the difficult matter of determining child custody in divorce proceedings, the chancellor is necessarily vested with substantial discretion. Shepherd v. Shepherd, 769 So.2d 242 (¶ 11) (Miss.Ct.App. 2000). The chancellor must, in making such determinations, often weigh the credibility of witnesses providing starkly contrasting assessments of the relative parenting skills of the competing parties.