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Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2011
On occasion I get a phone call or speak to someone about their divorce and they tell me that everything is going to be simple and they are hoping that I can represent both sides. While these calls are a lot easier than the ones where I hear gunshots, screaming and police sirens in the background, there are two very basic problems with this mindset. READ MORE
Driving in the Snow in Mississippi and Divorce
Posted on Friday, February 04, 2011
This morning a recording of the school superintendant’s voice called my house at 5 am to tell me that school is closed. When I got up and looked outside- it looked like it was just raining. I have been a Mississippian my whole life, and I can easily count on my hands and feet how many times we have had really wintery weather. I am talking about severe ice on the roads or a significant accumulation of snow. Historically if there is even a threat of snow or ice, we shut everything down. Schools dismiss their students, businesses close, people stock up on water and batteries and canned goods and generally freak out. It looks like today is going to be one of those days. READ MORE
Being Hit By a Pitch
Posted on Sunday, January 30, 2011
I had the privilege to play baseball two seasons for Coach Ron Polk. He is an iconic figure in Mississippi State University athletics, the winningest coach in school and SEC history, and a member of College Baseball's Hall of Fame. Although I never made it into any record books and the best compliment I ever received from Coach was on the golf course, not the baseball field, he sends me a birthday and anniversary card every year. He does the same thing personally for every player he ever coached. I’m not talking about an automated email. He sends a hand written card twice a year. READ MORE
The Backlash
Posted on Thursday, January 27, 2011
I used to fish some. In college, my friend Jerry Dupuy and I would ask folks around Starkville if we could fish in their ponds and many would let us. While I am reasonably coordinated, anyone who has done much fishing has had a backlash on an open-faced fishing reel. I admit that I may have had more than others. READ MORE
Your Own Brand of Garbage
Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011
There is a time in the initial consultation with a potential Mississippi family law client when we have finished talking about all the biographical data, income, assets, insurance and other black and white stuff when I sit back and say, “Tell me your story.” READ MORE
What Is Legal Custody In Mississippi?
Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2011
There are two types of child custody in Mississippi, legal and physical. In deciding which parent gets custody of a child, the Court considers the best interests and welfare of the child. There are very important factors to be utilized under the landmark Mississippi Supreme Court decision, Albright v. Albright, but the best interests and welfare test is the “polestar" consideration, according to our appellate courts. READ MORE
W.W.M.L.D.: What Would My Lawyer Do??
Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Remember ten or fifteen years ago when people began wearing “W.W.J.D.” bracelets, which stood for “What would Jesus do?” The premise behind these bracelets was that before a person acted out, they would see their bracelet on their wrist and ask themselves what Jesus would do in their situation. Hopefully, asking yourself such a question would deter you from doing something that you might regret. READ MORE
In The Bubble
Posted on Friday, January 07, 2011
My dad worked as an electrician for over sixty years. He is retired now, but I believe that a great deal of my work ethic is directly attributable to him. He is probably the hardest working person I know. Through the years, I worked with him on and off- I have an electrician’s tool belt and everything. I tell people all the time that I know just enough about electrical work to burn a house down. Many times while on the top of a ladder measuring where a light should go, if it was close enough my dad would borrow a word from the carpenters he worked around for many years and declare, “It’s in the bubble.” That’s a way of saying that something is where it needs to be- taken from the bubble that is in a spirit level which marks when something is level or plumb. READ MORE
The Roller Coaster Ride
Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2011
Being a divorce lawyer is a relatively recession proof occupation. Unfortunately, the volume of Mississippi family law conflict is endless. People are going to have relationship problems and they are going to need legal counsel, regardless of their ability to pay for the services. That is just the way it is. For many people that may be reading this, their occupation is not “recession proof.” Maybe you have suffered a job loss or a failed business or you are the spouse of someone who has. Many people I know and represent, mostly victims of circumstance, have suffered repossessions, foreclosures, bankruptcy or other negative financial consequences. READ MORE
The Divorce Card
Posted on Friday, December 31, 2010
The guys at my old office were big tennis players. I got into it for a while. As you know if you play or have ever watched tennis, to win a game beyond a "deuce" score which means both players have scored three points, a player must win two consecutive points. This type of tennis scoring is known as "advantage scoring." In “ad” scoring, the player who wins the next point after deuce is said to have the advantage. If the player with the advantage wins the next point, that player has won the game. READ MORE
There is a pretty common tactic in a hotly contested divorce I rarely think about, but was reminded of just last week –The Attack of the Lawyer.
