My 6 year old granddaughter has lived with me since birth. My daughter wants to sign her over to me.How do we do this in MS?

The father must also agree and sign a joinder/consent form. If he won't do that, then he will have to be served with process and given an...

It depends on how thorough the background check is, but an outstanding warrant is likely to show up.

Can anybody file for custody or adoption of anybody else's kid in the state?

Any interested party can seek custody of a child, or even adoption of a child. However, regarding custody, there is a strong presumption that...

What can my son do to see his children?

As everyone else has said, his remedy is to file a contempt/modification action to enforce his visitation and/or seek to modify custody based on...

How does child support work in a do it yourself with no lawyer ? Does the court set up the payments to come directly to me.

Attempting to handle things like this without a lawyer is difficult. You may wish to contact DHS to seek and collect child support for you if you...

Question on whether ex-spouse has violated the divorce decree

The use of the former marital residence as a biker bar probably doesn't violate the terms of the divorce decree, unless there is some provision...

If the police set you a bail after you are arrested, does that mean no jail ,or released!

Bail is simply an amount of money posted with the court so you can be released from jail until your trial date. It will be forfeited if you fail...

In Mississippi, most property acquired during the marriage, including 401K accounts, are considered marital property and subject to being divided...

How can I get custody of a child that isn't mine?

Assuming there is no existing custody order, any interested party may file a custody action. There is a presumption that the natural parents are...

Where do we go from here

The man that signed the birth certificate is currently the legal father of the children, with all of the rights and obligations that go along with...