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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 96-CA-00128-SCT FAY THORNTON AND ADOLPHUS R. THORNTON v. DONNA RUSHING THORNTON (WELLS) THIS OPINION IS NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION AND MAY NOT BE CITED, PURSUANT TO M.R.A.P. 35-A DATE OF JUDGMENT: TRIAL JUDGE: COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE: NATURE OF THE CASE: DISPOSITION: MOTION FOR REHEARING FILED: MANDATE ISSUED: 01/17/96 HON. W. HOLLIS MCGEHEE II PIKE COUNTY CHANCERY COURT JOHN H. OTT CLYDE RATCLIFF CIVIL - DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIRECT APPEAL: AFFIRMED; CROSS APPEAL: AFFIRMED - 6/5/97 6/26/97

BEFORE PRATHER, P.J., ROBERTS AND MILLS, JJ. PRATHER, PRESIDING JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:

STATEMENT OF THE CASE On April 14, 1995, Donna Rushing Thornton obtained a divorce from Marvin Thornton in the Chancery Court of Pike County, Mississippi, based on Marvin's incarceration in Amite, Louisiana for his conviction on charges of child molestation. The divorce decree dictated that Marvin have no physical contact with his minor daughters, Nicole and Shelby Lee, but he was granted telephonic visitation under the supervision of Donna. The decree further provided that the issue of Marvin's visitation rights with his children would be revisited upon Marvin's release from prison. Marvin's parents, Fay and Adolphus Thornton, intervened in the divorce action and requested that they be granted visitation rights with their grandchildren pursuant to Miss. Code Ann.

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