Some other lawyers, including myself, are blogging the alphabet on our practice areas. There would be one post for “A,” another for “B,” and so on. This is the first in the ABC’s of Divorce—A is for Attorney Fees. This isn’t about the cost of legal representation, per se, but this post is concerned with [...]
Is Alzheimer’s like death? That’s what evangelist Pat Robertson is saying. He recently advised a viewer of The 700 Club that Alzheimer’s is like death, and it is permissible to divorce in those circumstances because Alzheimer’s is like death. If that disease is like death, I would assume Mr. Robertson would, in the Zombie Apocalypse, [...]
There are a lot of misconceptions out there about divorce. Below are five commonly-held myths about divorces in Mississippi and the truth behind each.
1. I’ll get half of everything.
False (sort of). The popular belief is that each spouse is entitled to half of what the couple owns together. That is, for the most part, true [...]
Mississippi, I have been told, was one of the first states to recognize a granparent’s right to visit with their grandchild. I don’t know if that statement is true or not, but it sounds good, so let’s go with it.
For many people, some of their fondest memories of childhood are times they spent with their [...]
Many people are surprised to learn that there are defenses that can be raised against a fault-based divorce in Mississippi courts. It is important for someone who is thinking about getting divorce on grounds to know these defenses because it can keep them from destroying their own case.
If you want to get technical, they are [...]