It doesn’t have to be expensive, exotic or even annually, but take your kids on vacation.
Vacation settings allow you to see yet another side of your child. They say funny things, they interact with new people and travel creates memories that you will all have forever.
This is just as important in a divorce setting. Set some time aside and plan an overnighter, weekend or even a day trip. Get out there.
Matthew Thompson
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All too often I hear from a potential client months or years after an event that they NOW want to use as the basis for a significant change.
The call comes in and goes something like this;
Potential Client: My ex took our child, moved to California and did not tell me. She can’t do that, right? What can I do about it?
Lawyer: What was the custody arrangement and when was the move?
PC: She had physical custody and moved 2 years ago.
Lawyer: What have you done the last 2 years? Have you seen the child?
PC: Oh, I’ve seen her some, around the holidays and the summers, but now I want custody.
Lawyer: Is the mom unfit? Is the child in danger or trouble?
PC: No, but she took her out of state. That’s kidnapping, right?
It’s not kidnapping and the move will likely not serve as the basis for a custody change with nothing more. Also, your failure to act in a timely manner will be used against you. Even though you did not “agree” you’re conduct showed you “acquiesced.” Acquiesce means to “agree” by being silent or by not taking action immediately, objecting to the change.
It’s not just in Custody matters either. Marital fault, financial shenanigans and other improper conduct is lessened with time.
Matthew Thompson is a Mississippi Child Custody Law attorney and advises Don’t Delay, Call Today!
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No. This is not anti-open carry, which Mississippi allows by the way. This is about what not to take to Court.
Courthouses are upping safety measures. As you can imagine, high emotion, high drama and looming consequences are involved in cases daily. Because of this, safeguards have been and are being implemented throughout Courthouses. Metal detectors, handhelds, bag searches are routine. Litigants routinely have to hike back to the car to put up their purses and phones.
Here’s What You Don’t Take to Court:
Matthew Thompson is a Mississippi Family Law attorney and as Johnny Cash sang, “Don’t take your guns to town.”
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There is a run-off on June 24, 2014. Up for election are Senators Cochran (U.S.) and McDaniel (State), both vying for the Republican nod for this fall’s U.S. Senate seat and locally, Ronny Lott vs. David Overby for the Madison County Chancery Clerk position.
This election takes place during the Mississippi Bar Convention, which is an annual Lawyer’s meeting. Mississippi lawyers bone up on recent changes in the law and earn their Continuing Legal Education (CLE) hours and ethics requirements to keep a valid, current law license.
So, if you are going to the bar convention be sure to vote absentee ballot between now and Saturday at noon. You can vote at your local circuit clerk’s office, M-F 8-5 and Saturday 8-12 noon. After that you’re out of luck.
Vote early, and as the saying goes…vote often.
Matthew Thompson is a Mississippi Family Law attorney and is voting in the forthcoming election.
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Can you afford an attorney? More often than not, you cannot afford to go without an attorney!
Oftentimes I hear, “I want the best!
We’re going to take this one all the way!
No, I don’t have any money...”
Having no money is a problem, but more often than not it’s more of not being willing to pay the money you do have. In Family Law, in all but the rarest of incidences you do not have the right to have an attorney appointed to represent you. This is a common misconception. In the Criminal arena you do have the right to an attorney. While Civil issue may be no less important to you the protections afforded to Civil litigants are typically lesser.
So, what do I do? If you really have no money there are 3 great resources for Civil Litigants.
Matthew Thompson is a Mississippi Family Law attorney and volunteers with all 3 entities above.
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You can witness, firsthand, political hay being made!
The Clarion Ledger has the video on its website of Cochran’s now infamous reference to animals.
The link above is the video of Senator Cochran’s speech at Forrest General hospital. Senator Cochran’s campaign has new vigor and he is making the rounds, glad-handing the people and being folksy… campaigning, finally.
In an attempt to relate to residents of the Mississippi Pine Belt, Cochran recalled spending holidays in rural parts of the area visiting relatives, picking pecans and doing “all kinds of indecent things with animals.” It got laughs and Cochran, himself, smiled as he tied his memories into why the locals should support him.
Now the McDaniel campaign is claiming this to be a Freudian slip; proof that the septuagenarian Senator is losing it or worse, some horrific admission to harming small woodland and/or farm creatures.
Watch for yourself and make your own conclusions.
Catch up on the Campaign; Picture-gate, Update, Open Letter. For mesmerizing coverage for all things campaign related hop on over to Jackson Jambalaya.
Matthew Thompson is a Mississippi Family Law attorney and encourages you to stay tuned for the upcoming blog on animal indecency and grounds for divorce in Mississippi. Interesting stuff…
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Does your lawyer avoid you like the plague, saying he’s in “Court,” or she’s in depositions? Maybe they are, or maybe you are an unreasonable client!
Matthew Thompson is a Mississippi Divorce attorney and knows a thing or two about unreasonable clients. If you identify with 2 or more of the above you may well be an Unreasonable Client, see your lawyer at their next available appointment for treatment.
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