Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on June 4, 2012
32 year old Kenneth Sullivan had custody of his young daughter through divorce proceedings. In a later modification, it was proved that Kenneth was having a sexual affair with a 19 year old and had actually snuck into the 19 year old’s parent’s home at night to have sex with her. Kenneth also admitted to […]
Categories: Child Custody, Children & Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Parenting
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on May 29, 2012
Parenting is tough duty. Co-parenting after divorce can be nearly impossible if the parties have trouble communicating or if the children seize upon the conflict to manipulate the parents. How do you communicate with someone you can’t communicate with? One solution is found in the product, Our Family Wizard. This site has many features. There is […]
Categories: Child Custody, Child Support, Children & Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Parenting, Single Parents, Tips
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on May 21, 2012
Mississippi is in the lead nationally in extending the support obligation to age 21 (instead of 18) and in requiring parents to pay for college if the child has the ability to go and the parents have the ability to pay. However, the right to go to college is not absolute. A child must show […]
Categories: Child Support, Children & Divorce, Divorce, Divorce Laws, Financial, Love & Relationships, Parenting
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on May 15, 2012
Almost every divorce involves either the transfer of ownership or use of the marital home. What most people don’t know is that the transfer of either title or use of the marital home triggers a loss of homestead exemption and they need to reapply. See:Miss. Code Ann Section 27-33-31. [link]. Divorcing persons and divorce attorneys […]
Categories: Divorce, Divorce Laws, Financial, home, Legal, Real Estate, Tips
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on May 7, 2012
Mississippi law in Section 93-16-3(1), provides for grandparent visitation: (1) Whenever a court of this state enters a decree or order awarding custody of a minor child to one (1) of the parents of the child or terminating the parental rights of one (1) of the parents of a minor child, or whenever one (1) […]
Categories: Child Custody, Children & Divorce, Legal, Visitation
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on April 30, 2012
There are many times when clients will bring documents, records, phone bills, tax returns, or financial statements in to the office with their comments or observations written directly on the document. This is fine if the comments are on a copy, but it can be very problematic if the comments are on an original. If […]
Categories: Divorce, Divorce Lawyers, How to Divorce, Legal, Tips
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