Many people in Mississippi have a drink from time to time. It can be a good way to relax or to loosen up when people are in social situations. Drinking by itself is not a problem. However, when people consume too much alcohol sometimes they make poor choices that have...
Being stopped for drunk driving requires staying calm in a stressful situation. There are important things you should do to protect your rights when you police stop you for a suspected DUI. The most certain way to avoid these stops is by not driving after any...
The possibility of a DUI conviction can be a scary prospect. Not only could you have to face penalties, such as community service, fines or jail time, but you could also lose your professional license and become ineligible for certain jobs. As WLOX explains,...
The months of May through September are usually the busiest time of year for the Gulf Coast. Along with the hustle and bustle comes alcohol and social gatherings, which can unfortunately lead to drunk driving. So, what should you do when you receive a first DUI...
If Mississippi law enforcement officers pull you over for speeding or driving erratically, they may have reason to believe that you are under the influence of alcohol. Officers could then ask you to perform one of a series of roadside tests to determine your...
Like other states, in the wake of what seemed like an outbreak of deaths and serious injuries related to drunk driving, Mississippi changed its DUI laws so as to impose harsher penalties on those who engage in this behavior. Now, a first time offender can spend up 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...
When families are beginning the process of adopting a child in Mississippi, one of the parts of the process they will need to complete is called a home study. The purpose of a home study is for social workers to verify that a potential adoptive family is able to...