Case Name: Cynthia J. HILLS, Appellant, v. Paul Henry HILLS, Appellee
Court: Mississippi Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Mississippi
Decision Date: 2008-06-24
Citations: 986 So. 2d 354
Docket Number: No. 2006-CP-01989-COA
Parties: Cynthia J. HILLS, Appellant, v. Paul Henry HILLS, Appellee.
Judges: KING, C.J., MYERS, P.J., IRVING, CHANDLER, GRIFFIS AND ISHEE, JJ., CONCUR. CARLTON, J„ DISSENTS WITH SEPARATE WRITTEN OPINION JOINED BY BARNES AND ROBERTS, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 986
Pages: 354–358

Head Matter:
Cynthia J. HILLS, Appellant, v. Paul Henry HILLS, Appellee.
No. 2006-CP-01989-COA.
Court of Appeals of Mississippi.
June 24, 2008.
Cynthia J. Hills, Appellant, pro se.
Paul Henry Hills, Appellee, pro se.

Opinion:
LEE, P.J., for the Court.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 1. Cynthia and Paul Hills were married in 1986 and had a child, Daniel, born on August 13,1987. The parties separated in 1994 and were granted an irreconcilable differences divorce by the Lamar County Chancery Court on August 16, 1994. Cynthia was awarded custody of Daniel, and Paul was ordered to pay $200 per month in child support. In September 2003, Cynthia filed a motion to modify the child support. The chancellor entered an order modifying the child support from $200 per month to $300 per month.
¶ 2. On May 24, 2006, Paul filed a motion to terminate child support payments because Daniel was emancipated. After a hearing on the matter, the chancellor determined that Daniel was not emancipated, but the chancellor found that Daniel was not in school and was working full time. The chancellor ordered Paul's child support payments to be abated. Cynthia now appeals, asserting that the chancellor erred in abating Paul's child support payments. We note that the chancellor allowed Cynthia to appeal in forma pauperis.
STANDARD OF REVIEW
¶ 3. Our standard of review in domestic matters is limited. A chancellor's decision, when supported by substantial evidence, will not be reversed on appeal unless the chancellor "abused his discretion, was manifestly wrong, clearly erroneous or an erroneous legal standard was applied." Kilpatrick v. Kilpatrick, 732 So.2d 876, 880(¶ 13) (Miss.1999) (citing Herring Gas Co. v. Whiddon, 616 So.2d 892, 894 (Miss. 1993)). Further, chancellors are given broad discretion in the area of modification of child support. Morris v. Stacy, 641 So.2d 1194, 1196 (Miss.1994).
DISCUSSION
¶ 4. In her only issue on appeal, Cynthia argues that the chancellor erred in abating Paul's child support payments. Cynthia contends that Daniel was not emancipated; thus, the child support payments should continue. We note that Cynthia filed a pro se brief in which she failed to cite to any legal authority to support her position. The law is well established in Mississippi that this Court is not required to address any issue that is not supported by relevant authority. Bell v. State, 879 So.2d 423, 434(¶ 28) (Miss.2004).
¶ 5. Notwithstanding the procedural bar, Cynthia's argument is without merit. The chancellor found that Daniel had not been in school for some time; he had been working since leaving school; and he was not living with his mother at the time of trial. However, the chancellor was "unwilling to go to that extent and rule or determine that Daniel is emancipated." The chancellor went on to find that, although he ordered the child support payments to be abated, "[a]ll of the parties will be allowed . to come back to court in the event there are changes in [Daniel's school and living situation]." Under the circumstances, we cannot find that the chancellor erred in abating the child support payments. This issue is without merit.
¶ 6. THE JUDGMENT OF THE LAMAR COUNTY CHANCERY COURT IS AFFIRMED. ALL COSTS OF THIS APPEAL ARE ASSESSED TO LAMAR COUNTY.
KING, C.J., MYERS, P.J., IRVING, CHANDLER, GRIFFIS AND ISHEE, JJ., CONCUR. CARLTON, J" DISSENTS WITH SEPARATE WRITTEN OPINION JOINED BY BARNES AND ROBERTS, JJ.