Mississippi parents who are sharing custody of a child know how challenging the situation can be. Working together as co-parents to make decisions in the best interests of your child is often complicated. Additionally, life is full of change, and your circumstances...
We’re in the time of the year when many families in Mississippi and throughout the country are planning to spend time together to celebrate the holidays. For most people, there is both joy and stress, but the stress can outweigh the joy for families that are doing...
When a child’s parents are unmarried, they may have broken up by the time the child is born or soon after. They may have a lot of pain and ill-will toward each other, especially if their relationship was unhealthy or ended badly. A bad relationship can lead to...
Once the decision to divorce is made, you are eager to simply get the process over with. After all, you and your spouse are likely not on good terms and even if your split is relatively amicable you may simply want to cut ties and move on with your life. Can you get a...
In the past, Mississippi courts would impose alimony in a divorce to punish a spouse for some misconduct. Now, alimony is ordered for different reasons. Spousal support Mississippi’s family law governs alimony, which is now referred to as spousal support. Courts award...
The impact of divorce is not limited to the spouses. Determining the amount of financial support for their children is one of the most difficult but important issues and is inescapable because of the parents’ responsibility to support their children. Legal...
Unless your marriage is fraudulent, no one marries with the expectation of divorce. No one says, “I do” with their fingers crossed. However, according to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, over 50% of marriages end in divorce, which puts the United States...
