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...
In a lot of child custody disputes, the court is going to focus on which parent can best provide for the child’s best interests. This is a comprehensive analysis that has to be conducted, which means that you need to take a holistic approach to your case. However,...
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,...
Many parents believe that only they know what is best for their child. However, if parents choose to get divorced, the court hearing the case may be required to use its own judgment when making decisions regarding child custody. The court will always focus on the best...
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...
For readers of this blog, they have likely seen the word, probate. But, unless one has done research on the subject, they likely do not know any details of the probate process. Definition The legal term, “probate” may sound like legal jargon, but it simply refers to...
In most states across the nation, people who want to end their marriage and get a divorce have the option of simply saying the marriage is “irrevocably broken.” This avoids the requirement that there be a specific reason for the divorce and smooths the process....
In the midst of a divorce, the last thing a Gulfport resident might think about is updating her estate plan. There are, it might seem, more immediate concerns like figuring out how to divide property or how to co-parent the children successfully. However, forgetting...
