Family relationships can change quickly after a divorce, separation or the death of a parent. Grandparents often worry about losing contact with a grandchild during these difficult times. Although Mississippi law allows grandparents to seek visitation in certain...
If you’ve been wronged during marriage, then you might have a deep seeded urge to get back at your spouse. Although it could feel good to bash them on social media or take from them so that they feel the same level of pain that you’ve experienced, those actions can be...
There is an incredible feeling that overwhelms you the first time you hold your baby in your arms. Competing with the powerful emotion of love is the desire to protect them at all costs. But if you are a father and your name isn't on the birth certificate, you have no...
Divorce can be a challenging and emotional process, especially when it comes to post-divorce obligations like alimony. For those who find themselves struggling to meet these payments, there is hope. Mississippi law provides avenues for reducing alimony under certain...
In a Mississippi family law case, children and serving their best interests is one of the most important aspects that the court will consider. This includes an appropriate child support award. There are myriad factors that are considered with child support and to...
When you’re a parent who is approaching a divorce, your number one focus is most likely going to be on your children. You want to minimize disruptions to their lives – and you don’t want them stuck in a home where the atmosphere between the adults has gotten decidedly...
The outcome of your divorce can set your financial stage for a long time to come. That’s why it’s imperative that you know how to competently navigate the property division process. Yet, securing your financial future is about much more than just fighting over the...
Children are enormously resilient, but they’re also extraordinarily fragile. That’s one reason why it can be so difficult to navigate a child custody and visitation arrangement that leaves your child in the care of his or her parent for any given amount of time. After...
In Mississippi, if a child is born to a husband and wife, paternity is presumed unless it is proven otherwise in court. However, if the child’s mother is unmarried, Mississippi requires court action to determine the child’s legal father. If the biological father signs...
Divorce or separation may complicate your taxes. Along with other family law issues, filing your taxes after your divorce or separation requires planning. Divorce and taxes Even if you started your divorce last year, the IRS will consider you married unless your...