In many situations, divorce can be difficult and the spouses may have significant disagreements. However, sometimes each spouse agrees that it is time to move on and want to pursue an uncontested divorce. Uncontested divorce An uncontested divorce can save the parties...
Divorce
When should divorcing spouses get separate credit accounts?
When one or both spouses are contemplating divorce, the idea of starting one’s post-divorce life is always the light at the end of a dark divorce tunnel. However, a common question pops up: when one should start getting separate credit accounts. Timing The idea of,...
Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn gets divorced
The acclaimed actor Sean Penn has portrayed exotic characters from far off lands, but now he’s part of a drama set much closer to home. His wife Leila George has filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court. The couple were married for little more than a year, but...
We’ve changed our minds: can we undo our divorce?
Most of the time, divorce tends to be final. Couples go their separate ways and continue their lives apart from one another. But there are times when couples reconcile and decide they want to be married, once again, to their former spouses. Fortunately, Mississippi...
Proving cohabitation in your spousal support case
Divorce can be a costly financial transaction. Although property division can cause a major hit to your financial stability moving forward, so, too, can other, more long-term, financial implications of marriage dissolution. Spousal support may be the most impactful...
Property division: what is equitable distribution?
For anyone contemplating a divorce, it’s natural to have questions about the process. With so many issues to deal with, from custody and alimony to property division, it’s easy to get confused about the process and how different things are dealt with. Let’s take a...
What is considered marital property?
When people in Mississippi go through a divorce it can be a complicated and difficult time. They need to separate their shared life into two separate lives during a highly emotional time in their lives. People need to make decisions regarding their children such as...
Can you hold your child’s other parent in contempt?
It can seem like it takes forever to get final resolution to a child custody or child support dispute. You diligently work to gather evidence to support your position, engage in negotiations, and perhaps even litigate the matter. Yet, even when all is said and done,...
What happens if your spouse won’t cooperate in a divorce?
When a couple decides that they can no longer be together and that their marriage is heading for a divorce it is often a difficult time for a Mississippi couple. But occasionally both spouses don’t agree that a divorce is the only option. One spouse may not want the...
Establishing child custody in Mississippi
When parents go through a divorce, they may have a difficult time agreeing on a child custody arrangement. Parents who are not able to come to an agreement on their own may have to go to court, where a judge will decide on an arrangement that is in the best interests...