If you are planning to get married, you may have pondered hiring a lawyer to draft a prenuptial agreement. In this post, we’ll tell you what our law firm charges for prenuptial agreements.
Because you found this post, you are probably going through a rough time already. To make things worse, you might be stressing about the cost of a divorce attorney. Most attorneys will not tell you what they charge for a divorce until they give you their sales pitch. We believe in up-front pricing, so here […]
How much time do I have to file an appeal? The first thing to know about an appeal is you need to act quickly. This is especially true if you are the party who is appealing. In general, you have 30 days from the trial judge’s final judgment to appeal. Sometimes, before appealing, you need […]
Divorce is stressful, there’s no way around it. Many people stay in unhappy marriages for far too long, simply because they have heard anecdotes about how expensive, combative, and lengthy the process can be. This can be avoided through mediation, an alternative and less contentious means of ending your marriage. While not every couple is […]
Property division laws, the legal allocation of assets during a divorce, vary between states. There is no one standard for how money and items are divided among a divorced couple, so each case requires careful evaluation of the couple’s property and the state of the marriage. Although there is variation in property division proceedings, state […]
While most child custody cases arise in a divorce between parents, many other cases involve a nonparent’s right to custody over a minor child. Nonparental custody can occur where the parents are unfit to have custody or when a third party has had custody for a long time. This article explains the legal issues that […]
Under Mississippi law, each party in a divorce presumably has a fair share to marital assets. Marital assets include the parties’ rights to real and personal property acquired during a couple’s marriage. Personal property assets include income from whatever source, other than noninterspousal gifts, bequests, devise, and inheritances. However, what about income from a monetary […]
One of the most challenging and difficult decisions judges must make with determining custody in a divorce is the best interests of the child. They often do this by closely examining the evidence, as well as assessing each applicable factor before ruling on the matter. In determining the best interests of the child, Mississippi judges […]
Congratulations! Your divorce has been finalized! You can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that there are no more documents to complete, no more papers to file, and no more frustration from the process. However, there are certain things you need to take care of to ensure the provisions of your divorce decree are met […]
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in three women and one in four men have been victims of physical violence by an intimate partner within their lifetime. In fact, violent acts committed by intimate partners account for 15 percent of all violent crime in the United States. There are over […]