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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

Divorces down with economy

Posted on March 04, 2009

Kidnapped child found 6 years later in Texas

Posted on February 28, 2009

When pre-martial property becomes marital property

Posted on February 23, 2009
Home bought prior to marriage becomes marital property The Mississippi Court of Appeals recently handed down a decision in a Copiah County, Mississippi divorce case. In this case, the husband lived in a home in the Hazlehurst, Mississippi area prior to marrying his wife...

Alimony--Using Craigslist to get out of paying?

Posted on February 19, 2009
Man offers to pay for someone to marry ex-wife Imagine sitting at your computer and you are browsing the classified ads on Craiglist and suddenly you come across the following ad: Nice well taken care of ex-wife. Mid 40's. Pretty and loyal. Never smoked and very little drinking...

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Good Morning America looking for couples contemplating divorce

Posted on February 17, 2009
Good Morning America wants couples who are contemplating divorce If you and your spouse are contemplating divorce, but want try to save your marriage, then Good Morning America is looking for you to contact them. Couples chosen will undergo an intense counseling session to save their marriage...

Mississippi Court of Appeals says no decrease in alimony for Meridian, Mississippi man

Posted on February 13, 2009
Mississippi man seeks reduction in alimony, Court says no. In a Lauderdale County, Mississippi case decided this week by the Mississippi Court of Appeals, the wife was originally awarded $3,250 a month in alimony. Seven years later the trial court reduced the alimony to $2,900 a month...

Facebook entry leads to divorce

Posted on February 07, 2009
Divorce--Facebook style? In a new twist to the traditional "Dear John" letter, a woman discovered her husband wanted a divorce from his entry in his Facebook account. The woman's friend, according to the article, was looking at the husband's Facebook and saw a message which said he had "ended his marriage...

Joint Physical Custody in Mississippi does not mean equal custody

Posted on January 30, 2009
Mississippi court holds joint physical custody does not mean equally divided custody In Mississippi, the Court usually awards one parent physical custody while granting liberal visitation to the other. However, in some cases, courts can award the parties joint physical custody...

U.S. Supreme Court says ex-wife gets pension benefits

Posted on January 27, 2009
Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court holds ex-wife entitled to pension benefits In a follow-up to a previous post concerning a dispute between an ex-wife and her daughter over the ex-husband's pension benefits, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion upholding the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision giving the benefits to the ex-wife...

Fathering Court--an alternate remedy to jail?

Posted on January 26, 2009
New alternative to jailing those delinquent in child support In Washington D.C., a new program has emerged for those parents behind in child support payments who are without a job. The key is that they want to pay, but do not have the means. The new approach is Fathering Court...

Mississippi man finds out he is not biological father after 19 years of paying child support

Posted on January 24, 2009
Father claims fraud and wants child support money back--Court says no. A Mississippi man who paid child support for 19 years found out he was not the biological father and wanted his money back. In this case out of Sunflower County, Mississippi, the man and woman had a relationship during which time the woman gave birth to a son...

Bugged Bear lands Mom in Court

Posted on January 10, 2009
Mom who bugs Teddy Bear gets sued A Nebraska woman is being sued by her ex-husband after she placed a listening device in their 4-year-old daughter's teddy bear. Embroiled in a child custody battle, Mom was wanting to get some information to use against ex-husband...

YouTube video leads to restraining order

Posted on January 08, 2009
Restraining order issued against threatening boyfriend Here is one from a kid who has a lot to learn. Boyfriend has child with girlfriend; Boyfriend lives in North Carolina; Girlfriend and child live in Connecticut; Boyfriend makes video on YouTube; Video shows him waving gun and making threats against girlfriend; Girlfriend seeks restraining order based on online threats; Connecticut court grants restraining order...

New Year brings rise in divorce rates

Posted on January 06, 2009
Divorce rates decrease during holidays With the holidays past, now is the time for New Year's resolutions. For some that resolution is divorce, according to a recent article. Divorce rates drop during the holidays, but rise again as the holiday cheer fades away in January...

Man ordered to pay child support kills child

Posted on January 04, 2009
New Orleans man kills son rather than pay child support The Clarion-Ledger reported today that a New Orleans man killed his two-year-old son after he was ordered to pay $4,000.00 in back child support. The man had earlier threatened to kill his children and ex-wife...

Texas teens must take parenting class

Posted on December 12, 2008
Teens in Texas must take parenting class With teen pregnancy a real problem in our society, Texas decided to require high school students in public schools to take a class on parenting and paternity awareness. The class, according to the article, will teach teenagers to calculate child support payments as well as the cost associated with raising a baby...

Mississippi man receives two life sentences for killings following custody dispute

Posted on December 05, 2008
Rankin County grandfather gets two life sentences after killings over child custody dispute A Rankin County, Mississippi man pled guilty to shooting and killing his step-daughter and her husband during a child-custody dispute. The judge sentenced him to two life sentences...

Mississippi Supreme Court says Nevada Barr should be punished

Posted on December 03, 2008
Author Nevada Barr could be facing a bit of trouble. In her Jackson, Mississippi divorce case, she admitted lying under oath about an affair. Further, she destroyed a computer after her deposition when her husband's attorney wanted her to produce it...

Payment of children's college expenses not always required

Posted on December 01, 2008
Divorced parents not always required to pay for children's college expenses in Mississippi In a case last week out of Washington County, Mississippi, the Mississippi Supreme Court reversed a decision requiring a father to pay 75% of his son's future college expenses...

Father can't reduce child support payments on his own

Posted on November 28, 2008
Mississippi Supreme Court says child support payment not automatically reduced when one child is emancipated For parents paying child support for two or more children, you may want to review your divorce decree to see if the decree addresses what happens to the child support payment when the oldest child is emancipated...

Husband cheated on Wife--Online

Posted on November 14, 2008
Virtual affair leads to real-life divorce A husband in England was recently caught cheating on his wife. The hitch, it was on-line through a virtual game. According to the article, the husband was having "an affair" with another woman on "Second Life" even though they never met in person...

Estate Planning During Bad Economic Times

Posted on November 13, 2008
Gifting those beaten down stocks? As folks across the country opened up their brokerage statements, one thing was apparent--their stocks are worth less than they were the previous month or year. With the dramatic decline in the stock market, many are holding stocks whose value has declined substantially...

Honor our Veterans

Posted on November 11, 2008
To all those who have served this country and to those who are currently serving either home or abroad, thank you for your service to our country. And a special thanks to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in giving of their life in defense of this country...

VOTE TODAY

Posted on November 04, 2008
All of us can breath a sigh of relief. After today, we have a bit of a reprieve before the television airways are filled again with political advertisements. Today is our day?our day to make our choice known. So whatever you stand for and whomever you support, go to the polls and cast your ballot...

Modification of child support payments in Mississippi

Posted on November 03, 2008
Some parents will do anything to keep from paying child support Here is an amazing story about a New York Dad who will do anything to keep from paying child support. Just before the divorce was finalized, he quit his $40,000 a year job and took a 55% pay cut...

Special Needs Trusts

Posted on October 11, 2008
The Wall Street Journal recently published a good article on special needs trusts, sometimes called supplemental trusts. If you have a child with a disability or special needs, you need to read this article as well as plan your estate appropriately. At the Kisselburgh Law Firm, we can assist you in your estate planning needs, including special needs trusts...

Man claims he was asleep during sex--women later has his child

Posted on October 09, 2008
Reading like a headline out of the National Enquirer, this case out of Canada leaves more questions than provides answers. Here are the facts as related in the story.Man and woman have sex; Woman has baby nine months later; Woman seeks child support from Man who was father; Man countersues claiming he did not consent to the sexual relations; Man claims he was asleep; When he woke up, he found the woman having sex with him; Man immediately "demanded that she cease and desist...

Husband pays alimony in pennies

Posted on September 23, 2008
Judge to Husband--check or jail! An man upset with the judge's ruling awarding his ex-wife $5,000 in lump sum alimony decided to seek some revenge. He delivered the $5,000 in a barrel containing 500,000 pennies. The ex-wife was not amused nor was the judge...

Mediation in a Divorce Case

Posted on September 17, 2008
Divorce can be financially and emotionally draining. Emotions often run high during divorce litigation and these emotions create roadblocks to resolution. The longer a case drags on, the more expensive it becomes. The cost of even a one or two day trial can be staggering...

Standard Visitation in Mississippi divorces

Posted on September 14, 2008
What is standard visitation? Although shared physical custody is occurring more now than in the past, the typical child custody situation following divorce in Mississippi is an order of joint legal custody (decision-making authority) and primary physical custody to one parent with reasonable visitation to the other...

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