For whatever reason, there is a pervasive belief that divorce somehow stops domestic abuse. While it is true that if contact is cut off from the abusers, the violence stops, but the abuse usually just transitions to another form. How do we know the abuse continues?...
Property division is one of the most complex aspects of divorce. You and your spouse must divide up your assets and debts, and if you are a Mississippi business owner, your business could be considered at least partly as a marital asset, making property...
If you are seeking a no-fault divorce in Mississippi, you and your soon-to-be ex-spouse will both need to sign a marital settlement agreement prior to filing for divorce. A family law attorney can help draft this agreement and make sure that all the necessary...
Going through a divorce is never easy. It’s an emotional time for all involved and you’ll have to deal with issues you may never have considered before. Property division is one of those issues and, while it may seem straightforward at first, there are circumstances...
Filing for divorce is often much easier when both spouses are on the same page about ending the marriage. In such cases, you can file for an uncontested divorce based on irreconcilable differences. However, sometimes only one spouse wants out of the relationship,...
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,...
Everyone’s timeline for settling down is different, and for some, that time may never come. However, when one is ready to start thinking about marriage, they should also start thinking about ways to mitigate the chances of divorce. Of course, this means working on...
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...
When couples in Mississippi are going through divorce, some of the pain and upheaval they are experiencing is what they felt during the marriage. But as the proceeding continues, escalating tensions over property division, child support and custody issues can cause...
