Posts belonging to Category Legal
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on January 17, 2012
Child abusers are masters of deception. They often disguise their abuse with careers of service, such as children’s ministry, or church, or school. They also conceal their character by attaching themselves to people whose reputations are beyond repute. People seem to assume that people with great character will only have those with great character around [...]
Categories: Children & Divorce, Emotions, home, Legal, Love & Relationships
No comments
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on December 12, 2011
All attorneys know there are “rules of construction” in the interpretation of contracts and agreements. These rules call for the Court to first see if the language is clear without further testimony. If the language is not clear, the Court might hear testimony as to the intent of the parties. If the intent is still [...]
Categories: Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Do-It-Yourself Divorce, How to Divorce, Legal, Mediation, Settlement, Tips, Uncategorized
No comments
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on November 14, 2011
Lawyers are taught that they are to rely upon “precedent” in advising their clients and presenting their cases. “Precedent” means that the matter has been decided a certain way before by a court of authority and it should be decided that way again. But the truth of the matter is that precedent seems to do [...]
Categories: Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Divorce Lawyers, Divorce Statistics, Emotions, Financial, How to Divorce, Legal, Tips
No comments
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on November 7, 2011
Tomorrow, Mississippi Voters go to the polls to vote on a Constitutional Amendment declaring “personhood” to start at conception. The Initiative is quoted below as it will appear on the ballot: “Initiative #26 would amend the Mississippi Constitution to define the word “person” or “persons”, as those terms are used in Article III of the [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Emotions, Financial, Legal
No comments
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on October 31, 2011
A wide range of complicated legal issues sit upon the horizon in the clash between States that allow rights for gays and States that don’t. The wall seems to have fallen blocking gay marriage, and those married in States where it is legal will be moving into States where it is not. With regard to [...]
Categories: Children & Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Divorce Lawyers, Emotions, Legal, Marriage, Separation
No comments
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on October 3, 2011
I have witnessed countless times when the situation of the parties and the children changes after the divorce and the parties do nothing to change the Oorder. This often leads to unfair results down the road. Many times, the parties are getting along quite well and agree on changes, but that does not mean there [...]
Categories: Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Children & Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Financial, How to Divorce, Legal, Tips
No comments
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on September 26, 2011
There are many different kinds of court dates: there are emergency hearings, temporary hearings, discovery hearings, pre-trial conferences, and trials. The court system usually does not operate quickly. In some areas, litigants may wait literally years to get a trial date. The longer the trial, the longer the wait. Clients generally do not have to [...]
Categories: divorce court, Legal, Tips
No comments
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on September 12, 2011
Here is a link to an article describing a successful suit by a French wife against her ex-husband for failure to perform sexually during the marriage. She was awarded the equivalent of $15,000 US. At first blush, this action seems preposterous. However, a look at law in Mississippi provokes some thought as to whether or [...]
Categories: Divorce Laws, Divorce Statistics, Emotions, Financial, Infidelity, Legal, Marriage, Tips
No comments
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on September 6, 2011
The “clean hands doctrine” requires parties to comply with all of their obligations under an order before filing a Motion for Contempt or to Modify against the other party. This doctrine is a fundamental element of family law practice. You have to “do right” to be able to ask that the other person “do right.” [...]
Categories: Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Emotions, Financial, How to Divorce, Legal, Tips
No comments
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on August 29, 2011
Most divorce agreements provide that one party retain ownership of the marital home. The other party “Quit Claims” their interest. There are some serious matters to consider. Transferring the home (or a car or any other item) does not relieve the person surrendering the property from liability to the mortgage holder. This means that the [...]
Categories: Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Financial, How to Divorce, Legal, Real Estate, Tips
No comments
Follow Us!