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...
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Should a parent move out of their marital home before a divorce?
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...
Can you withhold visitation over child support?
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)...
Termination of parental rights requires higher level of proof
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...
Supreme Court to address Indian Child Welfare Act
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...
Alimony and the marital standard of living analysis
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...
Do you know how parental substance abuse harms your child?
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...
How do I protect my family from abuse?
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...
How can parental rights be terminated?
Terminating parental rights is a significant step which should be well understood. Parental rights can be terminated voluntarily or involuntarily and parents should understand the process for terminating parental rights. Terminating parental rights Parents have both...
Establishing paternity in Mississippi
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...