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Mississippi Family Law Blog

By Robert M. Kisselburgh, Esq.

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Last Entry: July 07, 2010 at 23:40:18

Multi-million dollar divorce--just in attorney fees

Posted on July 07, 2010
Over 35 million dollars in attorney fees for Australian divorce For those of you who think your attorney charges you a lot of money in fees, read this story. It will add some perspective. A couple divorcing in Australia have spent over 35 million dollars in legal fees...

Domestic violence in Mississippi

Posted on July 05, 2010
Domestic violence in Mississippi--get help before it's too late Two recent news events highlight the dangers associated with domestic violence. A Jackson, Mississippi man is headed to prison for 20 years after shooting his estranged wife. Prior to the shooting, he had threatened her, her children, and her family...

Is Divorce Contagious?

Posted on June 24, 2010
Divorce more likely if others in social network are divorcing A fellow attorney posted an interesting study, using data from the famous Framington Heart Study, that showed divorce was more likely if others in your social network were divorced or divorcing...

Recent Mississippi Supreme Court opinion reads like a U.S. Supreme Court opinion

Posted on June 20, 2010
What can a Guardian Ad Litem testify to in a hearing in Mississippi? For over twenty years in reading modern U.S. Supreme Court decisions, many times I find it necessary to chart out the Court's opinion to see how many justices agreed with each portion of the opinion...

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Mississippi Chancery Judge blogging

Posted on June 18, 2010
12th Judicial District Chancellor starts new Mississippi blog Judge Larry Primeaux, Chancellor for Lauderdale and Clarke Counties, has started a blog aimed at assisting attorneys practicing in Chancery Court. What a great asset.

Mississippi Supreme Court rules on child's surname in paternity action

Posted on June 15, 2010
Madison County paternity action ends up with Mississippi Supreme Court over name A Madison County paternity case landed in the Mississippi Supreme Court over the interpretation of Mississippi Code Section 93-9-9(1)--the child's last name in a paternity action...

Mississippi Supreme Court finds law firm not liable for partner's affair with client's wife

Posted on June 12, 2010
Law firm escapes liability for partner's affair This last week the Mississippi Supreme Court issued an opinion reversing a Hinds County Circuit Court's ruling in an alienation of affection lawsuit involving an attorney and his law firm. You might ask how a law firm became a defendant in an alienation of affection lawsuit...

Woman sues wireless carrier for exposing affair

Posted on June 10, 2010
Woman's affair revealed by cell phone bills A Toronto woman was having an affair. She was talking with her boyfriend on her cell phone and had the phone registered in her maiden name. Well, her husband decided to add internet service to the home and called the phone company to add the service...

Fat Mama's and the margaritas

Posted on June 08, 2010
Natchez, Mississippi trip--a stop at Fat Mama's I was down in Natchez two weeks ago and got to spend a little time at my favorite place for margaritas. A trip to Natchez without a Knock You Naked margarita from Fat Mama's just doesn't seem right.

Divorce for retirees?

Posted on June 04, 2010
Older couples divorcing--is it ever too late? Sparked by the recent separation of Al and Tipper Gore, both on the verge on collecting social security, a recent Time Magazine article ask whether it is too late in life to divorce. Read the article here...

Mississippi's Toughest Kids Foundation

Posted on June 02, 2010
Mississippi's Toughest Kids Foundation Our our Rotary Club meeting today, we heard from Mary Kitchens, the director of Mississippi's Toughest Kids Foundation. What a great organization! The Foundation was established "for the single purpose of building the only fully accessible camp for children (and adults) with serious illnesses and physical, mental, and emotional challenges in Mississippi...

Study ranks cities on likelihood of divorce

Posted on June 02, 2010
New study ranks 100 U.S. cities most doomed for divorce Men's Health magazine (I know, not very scientific) published its ranking of cities where couples are most likely to divorce. Among the leaders was the predictable Las Vegas, Nevada, although I think Las Vegas might cause a lot more divorces for out-of-towners...

In the News--family law issues making headlines

Posted on June 01, 2010
In the News--interesting family law issues making headlines Facebook leads a mother to her kidnapped children 14 years after their father kidnapped the children in violation of a child custody order and took them from California to Florida. Read more here...

Crazy Divorces

Posted on May 26, 2010
Wacky Divorce cases The internet and newspapers are filled with wacky divorce cases. Here are some wackier ones I read about recently involving celebrities. A man in Connecticut is blaming his divorce on Garth Brooks even though his wife never met Garth Brooks...

Housework by men said to reduce divorce

Posted on May 20, 2010
Study says divorce will be reduced with more housework by men A recent English study found the divorce rate lower among households were husbands performed more housework, did more shopping, and helped with the childcare. Bad news for some guys. Read the story here...

New iPhone app for divorce

Posted on May 14, 2010
iPhone app for divorce released A new iPhone application helps those going through a divorce project their costs. The app was created by a Dallas Texas divorce attorney and a Fort Worth Texas CPA. The app, Divorce: Cost & Prep, claims to track information that will be required by your attorney or the opposing side and helps plan and track the costs of divorce including living expenses...

Dodger owners' divorce getting costly

Posted on May 10, 2010
Judge orders Dodger's owner husband to pay wife $637,159 a month Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt's divorce just got a bit more expensive. The judge ordered him to pay $637,159 a month in temporary support which includes $225,000 a month in temporary support and $412,159 in upkeep for the seven homes in her name...

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Posted on May 09, 2010
To all the Moms Mother's Day in the United States dates back to the Civil War. During the Civil War, Ann Jarvis had previously formed clubs of women who nursed the poor and sick. When the Civil War broke out, she asked those clubs to nurse wounded soldiers from both the North and the South...

Mississippi Supreme Court says husband committed fraud on court--Part 2

Posted on May 04, 2010
Fraud on court for misrepresenting value of stock in financial disclosure In the last post, I spoke about how Mr. Trim had told his wife during their divorce case that his business stock was only worth $100,000. Mrs. Trim agreed to the divorce based on that representation...

Mississippi Supreme Court says husband committed fraud on court

Posted on May 03, 2010
Fraud in Mississippi divorce financial disclosure costs spouse well over $150,000 seven years after the divorce In any divorce in Mississippi, parties are required to complete and exchange financial disclosures under Rule 8.05. In those disclosures, spouses are required to identify all assets and liabilities as well as place a value on those items...

Louisiana closer to seizing gambling winnings for child support payments

Posted on April 26, 2010
Gamblers behind on child support payments beware. Louisiana took one step closer to being another state willing to seize gambling winnings for those gamblers who owe child support payments. Let's hope the Louisiana House approves the bill unanimously approved by the Senate...

Catholic father allowed to take daugther to church despite Jewish mother's objections

Posted on April 17, 2010
Court allows father to take daughter to church In a follow-up to a previous post, a Chicago family court judge found that a father could take his daughter to Catholic church services despite the Jewish mother's objections. The judge said that taking the 3-year-old girl to church during his visitation did her no harm...

Visa predicts divorce?

Posted on April 08, 2010
Visa predicts divorce by purchase history ABC news is reporting that Visa can predict your likelihood of getting a divorce. According to the article, along with other behaviors, Visa can predict the likelihood of a couple getting a divorce by their purchases...

What's the price of an affair? $9 million in North Carolina

Posted on March 30, 2010
Jury awards $9 million dollars against paramour for alienation of affection Cynthia Shackelford sued her husband's mistress for having an affair with her husband and breaking up their marriage. Shackelford's husband, an attorney, met Anne Lundquist, the paramour, while providing legal services to Guilford College, where Lundquist was the dean of campus life...

What's the price of an affair? $9 million in North Carolina

Canton, Mississippi man kills ex-wife over custody dispute

Posted on March 25, 2010
Canton, Mississippi woman killed by ex-husband A Canton, Mississippi man, Joseph Reith, allegedly beat his ex-wife with an iron wrench and stabbed her to death Tuesday evening in Canton, Mississippi. The Clarion-Ledger states that the couple were arguing about the custody of their 5-year-old son...

Canton, Mississippi man kills ex-wife over custody dispute

Man throws egg at judge during child support hearing

Posted on March 25, 2010
Child support hearing results in egg thrown at judge A Chicago area man didn't much care for the judge presiding over his child support hearing and threw a raw egg at the judge. He was immediately taken into custody, according to the article, and is serving seven days for criminal contempt...

Man throws egg at judge during child support hearing

Posted on March 24, 2010
Child support hearing results in egg thrown at judge A Chicago area man didn't much care for the judge presiding over his child support hearing and threw a raw egg at the judge. He was immediately taken into custody, according to the article, and is serving seven days for criminal contempt...

Void marriage--Who gets the property in Mississippi?

Posted on March 24, 2010
Divided Mississippi Court of Appeals upholds equitable division of property in void marriage In my last post, I spoke about the Chancery Court annulling a 37-year marriage because the wife failed to divorce her first husband when she married her second husband...

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