Parents who are going through a divorce will have to determine how to handle the parenting plan. This isn’t always easy, particularly if the parents have conflicting ideas about what’s best. It may be beneficial for parents in this situation to learn about what...
Family relationships can be a source of support during difficult times, especially when you are going through a divorce or custody dispute. Grandparents may help with childcare, relatives may offer a place to stay and loved ones may step in when life feels...
Raising children to adulthood requires decades of hard work and sacrifice by parents. If the parents do not live together, they split those obligations by sharing custody. Frequently, the parent with higher income or less parenting time may have an obligation to pay...
Some fathers want to undergo paternity testing because they have concerns that their partners may have been unfaithful. Other times, unmarried fathers want paternity testing to prove that they are the biological father of a child. Doing so may allow them to seek...
Parents who are splitting up have to decide how they’re going to handle things related to the children. One of these things is setting the parenting time schedule, which determines when each parent will have the children with them. While parents can often care for...
Many parents assume that if they share custody of their children equally, they do not have to pay child support. In Mississippi, this is not always the case. Child support is based on your income and your child’s needs, not just the time each parent spends with them....
There can sometimes be debates over paternity if it is unclear who a child’s father really is. For instance, a man may be ordered to pay child support but contest that he is not actually the child’s father. Another example could be if a man wants to get custody so he...
Parents have certain protected rights under the law. They generally live with their children or have the right to parenting time if they share parental rights. They also make decisions about how they raise their children. Parents also have responsibilities to their...
Mothers and fathers going through a divorce in Mississippi are equally entitled to custody. In 1983, the Mississippi Supreme Court case Albright v. Albright overturned the maternal preference. Thus, joint custody is typically the starting point when a court hears...
You may feel your child is pulling away – ignoring calls, skipping visits or saying things they couldn’t know firsthand. That kind of distance hurts. You might suspect the other parent is behind it, and you may be right. But before you act, you need to understand...
