Divorce can be an emotional roller coaster for everyone involved. The issues which come up, like child custody and property division, may strain an already damaged relationship even further. You may think that alimony is one issue which will need to be dealt with, but...
Mississippi’s child custody laws are still largely a collection of court decisions as opposed to statutes passed by this state’s lawmakers. Still, Mississippi has a lot in common with other states. For one, when deciding on custody between two legal parents,...
When a Gulfport area couple decides to get a divorce, they have often been through a lot of serious and emotional conversations that have gone on for months. The decision to get a divorce is not always an easy one and besides the emotional stress, working through the...
Although they once may have been benefits reserved for executives and government or union employees, pensions and other retirement plans are now commonplace throughout the Mississippi workforce. In other words, many people who live in Gulfport and the surrounding...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
