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Mississippi Family Law Blog 
Post Frequency: 1.1/day Last Entry: July 07, 2010 at 23:40:18 Recent Entries: 211
By Robert M. Kisselburgh, Esq.
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Recession reducing number of divorces
Posted on March 24, 2010Economic downturn means less divorces A recent news article confirms what most divorce attorneys know--the recession has reduced the number of divorces. Happier couples? No, just more couples who cannot afford to get divorced given the amount of debt, the problem of supporting two households and the costs of paying for a divorce...
Recession reducing number of divorces
Posted on March 23, 2010Economic downturn means less divorces A recent news article confirms what most divorce attorneys know--the recession has reduced the number of divorces. Happier couples? No, just more couples who cannot afford to get divorced given the amount of debt, the problem of supporting two households and the costs of paying for a divorce...
Dodger owners' divorce likely to cost 19 million
Posted on March 10, 2010Dodger owners spending more on divorce than infield salaries Celebrity, high-profile divorces always bring out the worst in some folks. Well, the owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers are going through a rather nasty, public divorce and have testified in depositions that the legal and accountant fees for the divorce could be as high as 19 million dollars...
Dodger owners' divorce likely to cost 19 million
Posted on March 10, 2010Dodger owners spending more on divorce than infield salaries Celebrity, high-profile divorces always bring out the worst in some folks. Well, the owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers are going through a rather nasty, public divorce and have testified in depositions that the legal and accountant fees for the divorce could be as high as 19 million dollars...
Dad in contempt for taking daughter to church?
Posted on March 05, 2010Constitutional showdown expected over Judge's ruling prohibiting father from taking daughter to church An Illinois man going through a divorce was ordered by the Court not expose his daughter "to any other religion than the Jewish religion during his visitation...
Dad in contempt for taking daughter to church?
Posted on March 05, 2010Constitutional showdown expected over Judge's ruling prohibiting father from taking daughter to church An Illinois man going through a divorce was ordered by the Court not expose his daughter "to any other religion than the Jewish religion during his visitation...
Premarital cohabitation shows little impact on chance of divorce
Posted on March 03, 2010Cohabitation prior to marriage has little impact on success of marriage A recently released study found that living with your fiance prior to marriage has little impact on whether the marriage will last or not. Although previous research claimed couples living together prior to marriage increased their chances for divorce, this study showed a different result...
Premarital cohabitation shows little impact on chance of divorce
Posted on March 03, 2010Cohabitation prior to marriage has little impact on success of marriage A recently released study found that living with your fiance prior to marriage has little impact on whether the marriage will last or not. Although previous research claimed couples living together prior to marriage increased their chances for divorce, this study showed a different result...
Jilted doctor sues to get engagement ring back
Posted on March 02, 2010Ex-fiance sues to get engagement ring back A New York doctor is suing his ex-fiance to get the $58,000+ engagement ring back after the wedding was called off. The doctor claims his ex-fiance is a pro at agreeing to marry others, get the goods, break off the engagement, and refuse to return the jewelry and other gifts...
Jilted doctor sues to get engagement ring back
Posted on March 02, 2010Ex-fiance sues to get engagement ring back A New York doctor is suing his ex-fiance to get the $58,000+ engagement ring back after the wedding was called off. The doctor claims his ex-fiance is a pro at agreeing to marry others, get the goods, break off the engagement, and refuse to return the jewelry and other gifts...
Father in custody battle trying to keep daughter in Mississippi
Posted on February 28, 2010Mississippi father involved in custody battle for daughter WLBT has a story about a Betonia, Mississippi father trying to keep his daughter here in Mississippi despite a Utah court ordering him to return the daughter to her mother and her step-father, who allegedly hit her causing bruising and threatened to kill her...
Father in custody battle trying to keep daughter in Mississippi
Posted on February 28, 2010Mississippi father involved in custody battle for daughter WLBT has a story about a Betonia, Mississippi father trying to keep his daughter here in Mississippi despite a Utah court ordering him to return the daughter to her mother and her step-father, who allegedly hit her causing bruising and threatened to kill her...
Recession and child support
Posted on February 13, 2010Recession in Mississippi impacts child support payments Here is a common scenario: Husband and wife divorce with two children. At the time of the divorce, husband is making $100,000.00 a year. The couple reaches an agreement on child support based upon the husband's income...
Recession and child support
Posted on February 13, 2010Recession in Mississippi impacts child support payments Here is a common scenario: Husband and wife divorce with two children. At the time of the divorce, husband is making $100,000.00 a year. The couple reaches an agreement on child support based upon the husband's income...
Tupelo, Mississippi man jailed for failure to pay back child support
Posted on February 06, 2010Judge send Tupelo, Mississippi man to jail for failure to pay child support Roosevelt Linston, a former professional basketball player in the European League, was jailed after he failed to pay his child support, according to the Clarion Ledger. Linston was sentenced in May of last year to five years for failing to pay back child support of $16,500...
Tupelo, Mississippi man jailed for failure to pay back child support
Posted on February 06, 2010Judge send Tupelo, Mississippi man to jail for failure to pay child support Roosevelt Linston, a former professional basketball player in the European League, was jailed after he failed to pay his child support, according to the Clarion Ledger. Linston was sentenced in May of last year to five years for failing to pay back child support of $16,500...
Mississippi bill to abolish alienation affection dead
Posted on February 05, 2010Senate kills bill to abolish alienation of affection in Mississippi A bill intended to abolish the tort of alienation of affection in Mississippi died in committee. SB2057 was referred to the Senate Judiciary committee and died in committee. So the tort will live on in Mississippi...
Mississippi bill to abolish alienation affection dead
Posted on February 05, 2010Senate kills bill to abolish alienation of affection in Mississippi A bill intended to abolish the tort of alienation of affection in Mississippi died in committee. SB2057 was referred to the Senate Judiciary committee and died in committee. So the tort will live on in Mississippi...
Void marriage--Who gets the property in Mississippi?
Posted on January 30, 2010Divided 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...
Marriage annulled in Mississippi after 37 years together
Posted on January 27, 201037 year "marriage" annulled in Mississippi After 37 years of marriage and rearing four children, the wife files for divorce. Husband responds with a claim of annulment, saying he and his wife were never legally married given she failed to divorce her first husband...
Marriage annulled in Mississippi after 37 years together
Posted on January 27, 201037 year "marriage" annulled in Mississippi After 37 years of marriage and rearing four children, the wife files for divorce. Husband responds with a claim of annulment, saying he and his wife were never legally married given she failed to divorce her first husband...
Divorce going to heat up after billboards placed by scorned lover
Posted on January 24, 2010Billboard photos could cause problems in divorce Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Usually that statement is in the context of a wife scorned by her husband. However, over the last week, billboards appeared in New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, and other cities showing a romantic photograph of the co-president of Oracle, Charles E...
Divorce going to heat up after billboards placed by scorned lover
Posted on January 24, 2010Billboard photos could cause problems in divorce Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Usually that statement is in the context of a wife scorned by her husband. However, over the last week, billboards appeared in New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, and other cities showing a romantic photograph of the co-president of Oracle, Charles E...
Mississippi House rejects bill to add gambling to divorce grounds
Posted on January 21, 2010Mississippi House says no to adding gambling as grounds for divorce By an overwhelming vote of 74 to 40, the Mississippi House of Representatives killed a bill that would have added compulsive gambling as the 13th fault based ground for divorce in Mississippi...
E-filing expanded to two more Mississippi Chancery Courts
Posted on January 18, 2010Warren and Scott County added to list for e-filing in Chancery Court Madison County, Mississippi Chancery Clerk's office was the first county in Mississippi to offer e-filing and online access to Chancery Court records. It has been a resounding success, in large part due to Chancery Clerk, Arthur Johnston, and his office...
Nevada Barr back in Court for claims of perjury and destruction of evidence
Posted on January 15, 2010Court to decide sanctions over claims Barr lied under oath and destroyed evidence In a follow-up to an earlier post, famous mystery writer Nevada Barr was back in a Hinds County Chancery courtroom to face possible sanctions for lying under oath in her previous divorce case and possible destruction of evidence...
Tiger Woods in Mississippi
Posted on January 15, 2010Tiger Woods in Mississippi, but not for golf The search for Tiger Woods is over. He is in Mississippi. Unfortunately, it is not to play golf. Sources say Tiger Woods is in Hattiesburg, Mississippi where he took up residency at Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Service for treatment of sex addiction...
Ridgeland Mississippi man shot by wife
Posted on January 14, 2010Wife jailed in Madison County, Mississippi for shooting husband A Ridgeland, Mississippi woman is in jail today for shooting her husband in the face last night. According to reports, the married couple got into a domestic dispute and the wife shot the husband in the face with a small caliber revolver...
Husband jailed after hiring hitman for wife
Posted on January 09, 2010Washington husband jailed for hiring hitman to kill wife A Washington man was arrested after paying a man $5,000 to kill his wife after she filed for divorce. According to the article, the wife feared her husband due to previous acts of violence. This article highlights an important issue--domestic violence...
Madison, Mississippi judge tells dad--pay up or go to jail
Posted on January 08, 2010Madison, Mississippi Court holds Dad in contempt for failure to pay child support A judge in Madison County, Mississippi ruled that a Mobile, Alabama man has until April 12, 2010 to pay back child support of $20,000.00 or face jail time. The case was prosecuted by the Mississippi Attorney General's office...
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He is a very smart man who is always looking for ways around things. The judge granted our divorce for December 12,2007, and my ex-husband told me that he just got married just before Thanksgiving. He is a student at Cal
i can answer that for you. with all due respect. better your own life just as i ...
Haw can I join with my family who live in the USA?
Only you are allowed to can join your sister....
How to collect a personal loan from a spouse?
You local court will probably have someone to offer you some assistance as you p...
My husband's Grandmother died intestate. She had one sole heir, my husband's Father. He and his wife kept paying taxes on the property.Then he also died intestate. Now, my Mother-in-law wants to sell this property. Accor
Based on my research, his wife would have a 1/3 interest in the property. The ot...
I have been disabled for over 25 years. Last Nov. I had endoscopic brain surgery. It was not successful and had to be followed up by a major craniotomy. My huaband and I had not been contemplating divorce but after the 2
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