No, I don’t mean what make a Mississippi divorce attractive. I don’t think there is anything that can make a divorce attractive. I mean asking a higher court to review the judge’s decision in your Mississippi divorce.
In Mississippi, divorces are granted by the chancery courts. All appeals from the chancery courts go to the Mississippi [...]
I’ve had people ask me about obtaining a separation from their spouse, and that’s the subject of this post. In Mississippi, there is no such thing as “separation.”
In some states, separation is a legal status, like divorced or married. Because Mississippi does not recognize true no-fault divorce (in a true no-fault divorce, only one of [...]
You’ve seen it before on TV or in the movies. A judge finds someone in contempt and throws that person in jail. This is the only way that a person in a civil case can wind up in jail, and if you violate a court’s order concerning child custody, visitation, etc., you could be found [...]
I have written before concerning the increase of divorces among the armed forces. Among the assets that raise the most concern in a military divorce is the benefits of a military retirement.
So, how do you know if you will be eligible to receive some of your spouse’s benefits if you divorce him/her? You follow what’s called [...]
Many persons refer to irreconcilable differences divorces (or ID divorces) as “no-fault.” That is a mischaracterization. In Mississippi, both husband and wife must give written consent for an ID divorce to be granted. In true no-fault divorce states, a divorce may occur by the request of only one spouse. Some people call an ID divorce [...]
You’ve just decided (or found out) that you’re getting a divorce. You’ve arranged a meeting with one or more divorce lawyers. Bringing the following four items to your first meeting with a Mississippi divorce attorney will help him or her come up to speed on your situation and better evaluate your case. It will also save [...]
Under Mississippi law, there are 11 grounds for a fault-based divorce. Of these, the most common two grounds are adultery and habitual cruel and inhuman behavior. I’ll discuss each of these in more detail.
Adultery is defined as “voluntary sexual intercourse of a married person with a person other than the offender’s spouse.” A single occurrence of [...]
Traditionally, our society prefers marriage. It supposedly makes people more stable—economically, emotionally, and socially. Because of that, and partly because it lies deep in the Bible Belt, the State of Mississippi makes it difficult to obtain a divorce, or at least more difficult than many other states. (Yet, in 2007, Mississippi had almost as many [...]
Jackson divorce lawyer Mark Chinn recently posted some tips on his blog for moving out from the marital residence without your spouse finding out. They include:
Be sure he is gone. It is best if he is far enough away that he cannot get back in time if he is alerted.
Be prepared for the possibility he [...]
One of the hardest things in a divorce is sometimes starting the legal process. That is done by serving the military spouse with notice of the legal proceeding. Service of process can be even harder in a post-divorce action, such as a modification of child support.
Luckily, when the other spouse is in the military, there [...]
