Children Should NOT Pay for Adult Mistakes
We all mess up. It happens. However, when our mess up negatively affects others, merely fixing the mistake is not enough, especially when it’s a child. Being an adult can be hard. Being a parent is...
View ArticleEquitable Maxims and Principles to Live By
Equity is about fairness, but does not require exact equality. All things being equal could very well not be fair or equitable. 22 maxims of Equity are below and while some are archaic or narrow in...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Judge Tom Broome
Judge Tom Broome has passed away after a period of hospitalization. Judge Broome, a long-time staple of the Rankin County Youth Court. He touched many lives while serving as a Youth Court Judge and...
View ArticleMC Law announces permanent Dean of Law School
MC Law Alumni, The Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of Dr. John Anderson as permanent dean of the law school, effective immediately. Mississippi College President, Dr. Blake Thompson,...
View ArticleSometimes You’re Just Not Ready…
Family law is tough. It is tough to go through, deal with, and be involved in. It can also be unfair. But wait, the Judge has to be fair, right? Yes, but the Judge’s definition of fair and yours will...
View ArticleMC Law Hits a Homerun! Hires Randy Pierce as Dean of Advancement
MC Law has been making waves in the professional community lately. They announced a facelift coming to the Law School, new logos and marketing efforts, a new permanent Dean and now made a hire for...
View ArticleWhat Can You Do When the Judge Violates the Law?
Judges swear an oath to uphold the Constitution, to follow the law, and apply it without prejudice or bias. Most do this very difficult task with tact and professionalism. Some do not. The Code of...
View ArticleChild Testimony 101 & Updates
Whether a child should testify is a decision that hopefully you as a parent will never face. The Mississippi Supreme Court, in a 1990 Opinion, held “We reiterate that parents in a divorce proceeding...
View ArticleChristmas & Divorce
These things do not go together, but are a reality for many… Divorce situations at Christmas time add another level of stress to an already stressful time. Forced family togetherness can bring out...
View ArticleHacked, Cloned, Spoofed and Phished…
The internet is truly the wild west of modern day society. Social media, electronic communications and instant access have made daily life easier and more painful! Hacked= use a computer to gain...
View ArticleWhat Does it Look Like when you are Not Ready for Divorce?
I have written several times on sometimes just not being ready. I have seen multiple instances of person just not being ready… What are the signs of Not Being Ready? Things are moving TOO Fast. The...
View ArticleMC Law to Honor Professor Larry Lee- a Game Changer
Larry Lee has built a career on making a difference. He was a collegiate basketball athlete, a law partner with Dossett, Magruder & Montgomery, served as interim Dean of the Law School and a...
View ArticleHiking Boots Oops…
Click the audio file for what happens when you “forget” to pick up your boots from the repair shop for nearly a decade!
View ArticleDon’t let the “RIGHT” result prevent you from doing it the RIGHT way.
Oftentimes we hear that the ends justify the means. However, in the legal world it does not…or should not. Cutting corners and taking shortcuts should not be the roadmap to success. The law can be...
View ArticlePotential Change in Divorce Law?
Another legislative session another attempt to align MS family law with 48 other states…a change that is needed. Pending legislation seeks to make changes to existing divorce law in Mississippi. House...
View ArticleKentucky Man “fakes” death to avoid Child Support…fails.
Jesse Kipf thought it better to be declared dead than pay his ex-wife child support. After amassing an arrearage in excess of $100,000.00 dollars, Kipf infiltrated a number of state data bases, and...
View ArticleTwo Family Law BILLS Died in Committee
Mississippi legislation kicked around 2 significant ideas for changes in Family Law. Both failed to become law in the State. This “was the year” for Irretrievable Breakdown, Mississippi’s answer to No...
View ArticleDon’t Make Your Problems BIGGER!
We all run into problems from time to time and sometimes we are even responsible for those problems… But, one great practice tip is to not make those problems bigger. If you are doing the WRONG thing,...
View ArticleHow NOT to do supervised visitation.
Supervised visitation is Ordered in rare circumstances. It is typically when the parent has had significant issues with illegal substances, run-ins with law enforcement, severe defiance of prior...
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