Foster Parent Bill of Rights – 6th Sense
The sixth blog of a deep dive into the Foster Care World…this is the final post specifically regarding the Foster Parent Bill of Rights. (q) The opportunity to develop confidence in making day-to-day...
View ArticleUPDATE- FAILED. Joint Custody – Now & Forever!
A new bill in Mississippi will require Joint Physical Custody & EQUAL Parenting TIME, unless the Court finds a compelling reason not too… Senate Bill 2484 requires that, “There shall be a...
View ArticleYouth Court Permanency Hearing(s), Review Hearing(s) & You. Deadlines Changing…
A still-alive MS Bill seeks to tweak the Youth Court timeline when a child has been adjudicated neglected and abused for a permanency hearing. The current law requires that the youth court shall...
View ArticleEagle Scout Project Seeks Children’s Book(s) Donations!!
BOOKS COMFORT CHILDREN Eagle-candidate James, with Troop 15-Madison, needs your HELP!! James is seeking donations of new and gently used children’s books. These books will be sorted by...
View ArticleJoint Custody Bill- DOA – Dead on Arrival
Senate Bill 2484, seeking to create a presumption of joint custody died yesterday, March 12. This Bill which passed the Senate initially, then amended in the House, passed and sent back was ultimately...
View ArticleAdoption Law Tweak – Why WORDS Matter!?
Basic Adoption Statutory law is being amended by legislation. The change is replacing essentially one word with another. MCA 93-17-3 requires a certificate by a doctor or nurse practitioner stating the...
View ArticleYou have the right…to fight…to PARENT your Child!
Apologies to the Beastie Boys, but as a PARENT you have RIGHTS! Mississippi Law provides that you are entitled to your minor child’s records regardless of your Custody papers. This is regardless of the...
View ArticleEagle Project Book Drive Ends Sunday March 23
Thank you for your generations donations of children’s books! If you have any new or gently used children’s books there is still time to donate them to children that could use them! The books will be...
View ArticleSome “Crazy” Mississippi Laws…Poison Edition.
Just one in a series of posts of some State Laws that are on the Books in Mississippi. It’s a crime to sell or give poison to a child. MCA § 97-27-31 A druggist, apothecary, or other person shall not...
View ArticleSome “Crazy” Mississippi Laws…illegitimate children, having them is a crime.
Just one in a series of posts of some State Laws that are on the Books in Mississippi. It is a crime to have a subsequent child out of wedlock in Mississippi. MS Code § 97-29-11 provides that if a...
View ArticleSome “Crazy” Mississippi Laws…Setting Aside Your Divorce
Just one in a series of posts of some State Laws that are on the Books in Mississippi. In Mississippi you can undo your Divorce! In Mississippi, you can legally UNDIVORCE! Yes, you can have your...
View ArticleSome “Crazy” Mississippi Laws…Polygamy
Polygamy is one person married to multiple spouses. There’s actually some biblical precedent for such… It’s actually illegal in every State in the United States and Mississippi takes it one step...
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