Previous Lawyer and Child Custody

While you may be able to sue the former lawyer for professional negligence, it would be hard to prove. You cannot appeal the custody order, but...

What has to be done for a father who has only visitation rights to get full custody over his daughter

To modify custody, there has to be a material change in circumstances that was not foreseen at the time the original custody order was entered....

What rights do I have as a grandparent in Mississippi when both parents are dead?

Mississippi recognizes a grandparent's right to visitation with their grandparents under two situations. First, when a parent dies, loses custody...

My son's mom won't let me visit my child and be apart of his life and I pay my child support monthly. Who can help me??

FIrst, in Mississippi, the right to visitation and obligation of support are two different things. Just because you pay the ordered support does...

Urgent! What options does a father have to try to get 9 yr old daughter?

To modify child custody, you would need to show a material change in circumstances since the time the custody order was entered. Your situation...

What you are asking for is known, legally, as an accounting. According to Mississippi law, an accounting action can only be brought by and on...

My feonce needs to get a divorce before we can get married....

Mississippi does not have a true "no fault" divorce. Instead, it has divorce based on irreconcilable differences. To have an irreconcilable...

In the state of Mississippi if you have joint custody can the other parent move out of state with the kids

Yes, she may move out of state. A move out-of-state, is not, in itself, grounds to modify custody, but depending on further details of your...

While the legal age of majority in Mississippi is 21, a minor may petition the chancery court to be emancipated -- that is, to be considered an...

What am I entitled to in a divorce?

Without having more details, it is hard to say ... There is much that must be considered. Generally speaking, Mississippi follows the principle of...