http://www.mississippifamilylawblog.com/ Published by Kisselburgh Law Firm en-us 2010-03-05T06:43:06-05:00 http://www.mississippifamilylawblog.com/2010/03/dad_in_contempt_for_taking_dau.html Constitutional showdown expected over Judge's ruling prohibiting father from taking daughter to church An Illinois man going through a divorce was ordered by the Court not expose his daughter "to any other religion than the Jewish religion during his visitation."... Child Custody & Visitation mississippifamilylawblog-1 2010-03-05T06:43:06-05:00 http://www.mississippifamilylawblog.com/2010/03/premarital_cohabitation_shows.html Cohabitation prior to marriage has little impact on success of marriage A recently released study found that living with your fiance prior to marriage has little impact on whether the marriage will last or not. Although previous research claimed couples... mississippifamilylawblog-1 2010-03-03T05:29:07-05:00 http://www.mississippifamilylawblog.com/2010/03/jilted_doctor_sues_to_get_enga.html Ex-fiance sues to get engagement ring back A New York doctor is suing his ex-fiance to get the $58,000+ engagement ring back after the wedding was called off. The doctor claims his ex-fiance is a pro at agreeing to marry... Hodgepodge mississippifamilylawblog-1 2010-03-02T13:34:01-05:00 http://www.mississippifamilylawblog.com/2010/02/father_trying_to_keep_daughter.html Mississippi father involved in custody battle for daughter WLBT has a story about a Betonia, Mississippi father trying to keep his daughter here in Mississippi despite a Utah court ordering him to return the daughter to her mother and her... Child Custody & Visitation mississippifamilylawblog-1 2010-02-28T20:52:12-05:00 http://www.mississippifamilylawblog.com/2010/02/recession_and_child_support_1.html Recession in Mississippi impacts child support payments Here is a common scenario: Husband and wife divorce with two children. At the time of the divorce, husband is making $100,000.00 a year. The couple reaches an agreement on child support based... Child Support mississippifamilylawblog-1 2010-02-13T20:49:01-05:00 http://www.mississippifamilylawblog.com/2010/02/tupelo_mississippi_man_jailed.html Judge send Tupelo, Mississippi man to jail for failure to pay child support Roosevelt Linston, a former professional basketball player in the European League, was jailed after he failed to pay his child support, according to the Clarion Ledger. Linston... Child Support mississippifamilylawblog-1 2010-02-06T06:57:12-05:00 http://www.mississippifamilylawblog.com/2010/02/mississippi_bill_to_abolish_al_1.html Senate kills bill to abolish alienation of affection in Mississippi A bill intended to abolish the tort of alienation of affection in Mississippi died in committee. SB2057 was referred to the Senate Judiciary committee and died in committee. So the... Alienation of Affection mississippifamilylawblog-1 2010-02-05T09:38:16-05:00 http://www.mississippifamilylawblog.com/2010/01/void_marriagewho_gets_the_prop_1.html Divided Mississippi Court of Appeals upholds equitable division of property in void marriage In my last post, I spoke about the Chancery Court annulling a 37-year marriage because the wife failed to divorce her first husband when she married her... mississippifamilylawblog-1 2010-01-30T13:05:22-05:00 http://www.mississippifamilylawblog.com/2010/01/marriage_annulled_in_mississip.html 37 year "marriage" annulled in Mississippi After 37 years of marriage and rearing four children, the wife files for divorce. Husband responds with a claim of annulment, saying he and his wife were never legally married given she failed to... mississippifamilylawblog-1 2010-01-27T11:11:31-05:00 http://www.mississippifamilylawblog.com/2010/01/divorce_going_to_heat_up_after.html Billboard photos could cause problems in divorce Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Usually that statement is in the context of a wife scorned by her husband. However, over the last week, billboards appeared in New York, San... mississippifamilylawblog-1 2010-01-24T08:18:02-05:00