Like other states, Mississippi has Child Support Guidelines. These Guidelines provide a formula for judges in Mississippi to use when setting a dollar amount for support. Because one point of these Guidelines is to ensure that judges are consistent when it comes to...
Although Mississippi residents will face a multitude of issues in any given divorce case they are involved in, the issue of child support can cause years of friction between the soon-to-be ex-spouses. Or, if a couple was never married, but have children, child support...
When you're on a career path, there are sometimes diversions or unexpected events that can alter your course. When a person gets laid off or they have to take a temporary pay cut, it can really throw a wrench in their plans. It can also impact a parent's ability to...
Did you know that those who fail to pay child support could potentially be sent to jail for failing to meet their court-ordered child support obligations? Such was the case for R&B star R. Kelly who has been in the news lately as the focus of a variety of...
When a Mississippi couple with children divorces or separates, one of the parents often will pay child support to the other. In setting the amount to be paid, the court will take into account each parent's income, as well as the financial needs of the children. Once...
In most Mississippi divorces involving minor children, the non-custodial parent is ordered to pay child support to the parent who has custody of the children. As long as the non-custodial parent remains current on his or her obligations, the arrangement works well....
Gulfport parents know that the failure to pay child support can have consequences. A failure to pay can result in income withholding from the delinquent parent's paycheck as well as the suspension of driver's licenses and professional licenses held by the delinquent...
Our society places great importance on the act of supporting one's children as much as one can. This importance is reflected in Mississippi state law, which provides for the imposition of child support obligations on many non-custodial parents. Most people know that...
When Mississippi couples decide to end their marriages, their attention most often turns to their children. Who will get custody? How much child support will the court order paid by the non-custodial parent? The answers to these questions are often complicated by the...
Determining the paternity, or the fatherhood, of your child is a key component of child custody cases and can be instrumental in getting you the child support you may be owed or in establishing visitation rights, as discussed previously in our previous blog post....