Matthew operates the Thompson Law Firm, pllc, a Mississippi based Family Law firm emphasizing; Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Modification, Contempt and Appeals, handling family law cases throughout Mississippi.
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CAUTION: Your speakers may burst…and you’ll have a smile on your face.
MRA Softball won in a do or die situation Thursday night at a standing room only crowd at their home campus of Madison Ridgeland Academy.
The Patriots, who have been every thing from the Bad News Bears to the New York Yankees (this season and this game!), shocked Hartfield Academy and silenced their crowd with a stunning come-from-behind victory.
The win by MRA forces a game 3, in the best-of-three series, for the 6A MAIS State Championship!
We all run into problems from time to time and sometimes we are even responsible for those problems…
But, one great practice tip is to not make those problems bigger.
If you are doing the WRONG thing, stop! If you are making bad decisions, make better decisions. If your judgment is compromised, acknowledge it and choose better.
Doubling down on the bad and wrong decisions is not a good path forward.
Also, your decisions may be hurting other people. Think about that. A problem you created or you contributed to may hurt someone else. It may hurt an innocent, unintended person.
Thirteenth. Upon application of either party, the court may grant a divorce when the court finds there has been an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage and that further attempts at reconciliation are impractical or futile and not in the best interests of the parties or family.
Secondly, a Joint Custody bill was proposed. There were several iterations of this legislation, but the gist of it was that the Court was to assume that Joint Physical Custody was in the best interest of the child when parents could not agree (and, even if they could) and if the Court found Joint Physical Custody was not in the best interest of the child it had to state why. (There were some issues with the proposed legislation as it was drafted, but this Bill found some traction and was discussed and bandied about for weeks…ultimately to no avail).
(2) * * * (a) There shall be a presumption, rebuttable by a preponderance of evidence, that joint custody and equally shared parenting time is in the best interest of the child. If the court does not grant joint custody and/or equally shared parenting time, the court shall construct a parenting time schedule which maximizes the time each parent has with the child and ensuring the best interest of the child is met. (b) Upon petition of both parents, the court may grant legal and/or physical custody to one parent.
Both bills failed and there are limited changes to MS Family Law. A blog for another day.
Matthew Thompson is a Family Law Attorney in MS and is in favor of some common sense changes in Mississippi Law.
He would have gotten away with it too, except he wasn’t dead.
Now, in addition to the back child support he will have to pay nearly another $80,000.00 in fines, fees and restitution for the damage he caused when hacking the State and other systems.
Another legislative session another attempt to align MS family law with 48 other states…a change that is needed.
Pending legislation seeks to make changes to existing divorce law in Mississippi. House bill No. 1046 proposes to to amend Sec. 93-5-1 to delete the requirement of willful and obstinate from the ground of Desertion and provide a new 13th ground of Irretrievable Breakdown.
Thirteenth.Upon application of either party, the court may grant a divorce when the court finds there has been an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage and that further attempts at reconciliation are impractical or futile and not in the best interests of the parties or family.
Fourth. * * * Continued * * * desertion for the space of one (1) year.
This is needed in MS law as we are 1 of 2 states in the Country that does not recognize a person’s right to a divorce. Mississippi law has created a financial blackmail niche area of practice. This occurs when a party does not have provable grounds for divorce and the other party will not consent. It happens more than you’d think.
Also, opponents indicate this will somehow open divorce floodgates in Mississippi. I contend it will not. MS has the 13th highest divorce rate in the country despite the most stringent laws.
Similar efforts have previously failed every year. Below are just a few blogged here.
Oftentimes we hear that the ends justify the means. However, in the legal world it does not…or should not.
Cutting corners and taking shortcuts should not be the roadmap to success. The law can be complex, convoluted and sometimes contrary to good common-sense. However, the laws, rules, processes and procedures are there to protect you, be it as the litigant, the attorney and even the Judge.
When liberties are taken with the rights of other’s – even for the “right” reasons – it impugns the integrity of the Court, the trust in the system and offends Constitutional safeguards we swore to uphold and defend.
If you are a lawyer and/or a judge and you are wondering if this is pointed at you, the answer is yes.
Follow the law. Strictly. Follow the procedure. Honestly. Demand compliance. Demand competency. 99 times out of 100 you can still achieve the same result, but when you take the easy way out it begins the slippery slope into fiefdoms and dictatorships that degrade a society, degrade the people’s confidence in the Court and actually contributes to rigged systems.
A few years ago my friend, Will Smith, moved to Nashville, TN. Prior to the move he dropped his favorite pair of nice hiking boots off at the shoe repair place. The shop was to resole the boots.
Will called and went by to check on them prior to moving but the shop was always closed, but still appeared to be “in business.”
After he moved, I had the bright idea for the perfect phone scam…a little Boot Goofing!
Attached is an audio file of the radio segment that aired on Y101!
We had Will going in the first half… It also interrupted his day at work!
Larry Lee has built a career on making a difference. He was a collegiate basketball athlete, a law partner with Dossett, Magruder & Montgomery, served as interim Dean of the Law School and a fulltime Professor of Law.
Larry Lee, long-term Professor of Law at Mississippi College School of Law, retired in 2021 from full time education. Despite his retirement, he has continued to support MC Law.
Having taught tax law for over forty years, Prof. Lee prepared young lawyers to handle tax law matters regarding general tax code regulations, unfiled returns, wage garnishments, property liens, and compromises with the IRS, all as part of a complex field.
Prof. Lee served as the interim Dean of the Law School and accomplished such feats of admitting me as a law student!
Prof. Lee also had the privilege of being a part of the Game of Change. This game is hailed as the NCAA matchup that defied the color barrier, between Mississippi State University and the Loyola Ramblers, an integrated team, during the civil rights era.
The Mississippi State team “snuck” out of the state to play the integrated team, Loyola, in Michigan. A matchup opposed by Mississippi elected officials. Lee, served as a decoy, at the airport expecting to get arrested for even attempting to travel out of state for this game. In a recounting of the story, Lee said upon arrival at the airport, the sheriff sent to serve an injunction had not arrived. The “decoys” phoned the starters, who made there way to the airport to depart for the game.
MSU was defeated in a hard fought game 61-51. Despite that loss, MSU won the SEC that year, and finished ranked #6 in the country. Loyola made a run in the tournament, finishing the season at 24-2, and a #3 ranking in the country.
Today is the 51st anniversary of that game and an appropriate time to announce that MC Law is honoring Prof. Larry Lee on March 21, 2024 at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
Stay tuned for details and information on how you can be a part of celebrating Larry Lee.
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