Edwards v. Zyla

Sean Edwards and Reanna Zyla never married, but had two children together. They lived in Arizona, and in 2010, an Arizona court entered an order establishing the parties’ custodial rights and visitation: joint legal and physical custody. Edwards and Zyla lived together on and off while in Arizona until 2013, when they moved to Mississippi. The issue this case presented for the Mississippi Supreme Court’s review centered on the application of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). Specifically, the issue was whether the Warren County Chancery Court erred in deciding that it lacked jurisdiction to hear a custody dispute between Edwards and Zyla. After review, the Supreme Court affirmed the chancery court’s judgment, reversed the county court’s registration of the Arizona custody modification and remanded this matter for the county court to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. View "Edwards v. Zyla" on Justia Law