THEY said that I did not need an attorney.  THEY said that he would not get to see the children.  THEY said that you cannot get Alimony in Mississippi.

I get calls everyday about what THEY said.  I always ask, “Who is THEY?”  The answer is always nebulous.  It’s their friend’s mom’s sister’s neighbor, who had the world’s “fastest, worst, cheapest, easiest, most difficult, most expensive, most whatever divorce.”

What THEY said can be dangerous, is frequently incomplete and in some instances is just wrong.  Their situation was likely vastly different from yours.  THEY were in another state, THEY were married twice as long, or for ten minutes.  THEY do not have children or THEY have eight and live in a shoe.  THEY had a pre-nup and a post-nup.  THEY had significant separate assets or a debilitating medical condition.  THEY had a lawyer who did not know what he was doing or THEY did not have a lawyer.  Maybe, THEY had a great lawyer.  Listening to what THEY said is usually a mistake.  Listen to the professional YOU know (or are getting to know), that YOU trust and that YOU hired.

Of course, THEY could be right.

Matthew Thompson is a Magnolia State Divorce Attorney cautioning you to be wary of what THEY say.

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