If you are like many people in America, you have at least one credit card. If you are married, together you and your spouse may have multiple cards with varying balances on them. Your spending habits may be different than your spouses and may even contribute to...
If you have been stopped by police under suspicion of a DUI, it is very possible that the officer will ask you to submit to a Breathalyzer test to determine your blood alcohol concentration. Generally, under Mississippi’s implied consent laws, anytime a driver gets...
For most Mississippi residents, the worst they can ever expect from a law enforcement traffic stop is probably a speeding ticket. But, any traffic stop has the potential to turn into something much more serious, if the law enforcement official who initiates the stop...
If you have never before run across the word “manimony,” that is because it is a recently coined nickname for the spousal support payments that courts require some high-earning wives to pay to their former husbands after a divorce. While manimony only occurs in...
Choosing to divorce your spouse in Mississippi often is preceded by a lot of difficult decisions that may take you time to feel comfortable making. Choices of this magnitude can seem especially daunting when you know that they will affect your children. Helping them...
When you get a divorce, the State of Mississippi requires that you and your spouse divide your marital assets between you in a fair and equitable manner. But you can divide some assets much more easily than others. For instance, SmartAsset.com advises that dividing up...
As you contemplate divorce, your children’s custody and visitation arrangements likely form one of your major concerns. You will be glad to know that the State of Mississippi is just as concerned about your children as you are. Consequently, we have laws that address...
If you desire to adopt a child in Mississippi, you will be glad to know that adoption is fairly simple and straightforward in our state. Nor does Mississippi put a lot of restrictions on potential adoptive parents. For instance, American Adoptions explains that no...
Parents are required to make their child support payments on time and in full. For Mississippi parents who have a child support order, it is possible that their employer will need to withhold income so the payments can be made. For the custodial parent and the...