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...
It’s frustrating when your co-parent doesn’t live up to their support obligations. You’ve tried arguing, reasoning and pleading with them to no avail. Can you just withhold their visitation time with your children until they pay up? There’s a common (but mistaken)...
Biology connects children to their parents, but a home requires adults who provide a stable, nurturing and safe environment. The law provides a recourse so that a child whose best interests—emotional, psychological, physical and otherwise—rest with someone other their...
Doubt and apprehension comprise a significant part of every adoption. In almost all cases, state courts resolve these and the related legal issues by balancing relevant economic, social and psychological factors. An upcoming decision by the Supreme Court– expected in...
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...
As relationships develop over time, one partner’s casual remark or occasional touch that leaves the other feeling uncomfortable or ill at ease can evolve into a pattern of abuse with the familiar hallmarks of dominance, fear and control. Sadly, the victim often blames...