With an exciting Super Bowl in our immediate rear-view mirror, what better time is there than to remind ourselves to be super parents?
Fortunately, being a super parent does not require that you be a perfect parent. As we all know, “Excellence does not require perfection.” – Henry James
Super Parents _______ the child(ren).
Support and encourage
Spend time with
Invest in the child’s life
know who the teachers, friends and other important people are
Encourage a great relationship with the other parent
Lots of other things, too.
Matthew Thompson if a Child Custody Attorney in Mississippi and encourages you to be a super parent, even if the other parent is not.
We know the sound advice that financial gurus recommend a 6-month savings of living expenses. We also know how difficult it is to do that.
But, today’s advice is about a different type of emergency fund. I suggest you have a cash emergency fund. Have enough money that you can get the help you need in the event of a family law emergency.
It is not uncommon for potential clients to have no readily accessible monies or extremely limited access to any monies. This makes it very difficult to navigate in the world that we live in. Also, when monies are in a joint account the joint owner may take any or all of those monies at any time and may also see if you did the same.
Have an emergency fund of several thousand dollars handy. Keep it somewhere safe and even if you never need it, you may have a family member or friend that will.
Matthew Thompson is a family law attorney in Mississippi and wishes you a Happy Groundhog Day!
(601) 850-8000 Matthew@BowTieLawyer.ms Thompson Law Firm, pllc
FaceBook is ubiquitous. It is virtually everywhere.
However, it is NOT for airing your grievances with your significant other. It is NOT where you post how awful the other parent is/was/will be. It is NOT where you share embarrassing pictures, screen grabs of texts, or generally blast the other person.
So, you may ask, where do I get to do those things? Court, maybe. Or, maybe you don’t do those things.
Matthew Thompson is a Family Law Attorney in Mississippi and cringes when he sees this junk on FB and maybe smirks.
Do NOT set your Wedding Date before the divorce is FINAL.
Obviously, you cannot get re-married if you have a pending divorce. However, you should not set the date to marry your one, true beloved, counting on the divorce to go through from your demented, soon-to-be-ex on time, every time.
Divorce is not Amazon Prime. There is no guaranty that it will be there with next day shipping. In fact, routinely, something occurs to delay the process. A signature page was left blank or someone forgot to notarize all of the documents. Sometimes the Court is not available on day 61 to enter it and sometimes people change their minds.
Matthew Thompson is a Mississippi divorce attorney and advises you to wait until the divorce is final before setting the date for wedded bliss.
Finding that one, true soulmate is magical. However, it does not mean you should immediately marry them.
Do not get married to your true love on the same day that you got divorced from the first mistake. Just don’t. Yes it’s legal, assuming the divorce was done right. But, it makes your anniversary also your divorceaversary. While starting anew is a great thing. Starting anew a little bit slower is a better thing.
Matthew Thompson is a divorce lawyer and wants you to get re-married, but does not think you should do it on the same day that your divorce became final.
A parent has a moral and legal duty to promote a healthy, affectionate relationship between the child and the other parent!
What? You justify your conduct by saying, “I am not bad-mouthing him.” But, just not bad-mouthing him is not enough. You have an affirmative duty to promote a good relationship. (With rare exceptions for the health and safety of the child.)
Encourage, promote and truly desire a good relationship between your child and the other parent. Your child will benefit!
Matthew Thompson is a Family Law & Divorce Attorney and reminds you that a child with two parents that get along and are involved is better than the alternative.
Food, shelter and clothing are necessities and while providing them is the minimum, doing so alone does not make you a great parent.
Do you encourage a relationship between the child and the other parent?
Just NOT badmouthing them does not make you a great parent. You should encourage and promote a good relationship. Oh, and it’s required when parties have joint legal custody.
Do you withhold financial support from your child?
Money isn’t everything, but there is no excuse for not supporting your child.
Do you degrade the other parent to your child?
“I don’t lie to my child!” 1) Yes, you do. Everyday, to protect them. 2) Telling them how big a scoundrel the other parent is hurts the child. Half of their identity is from that scoundrel!
Do you prevent your child from seeing the other parent or interfere with the visitation?
Out of sight is NOT out of mind. Absence can make the heart grow fonder…
Matthew Thompson is a Child Custody Lawyer in Mississippi and reminds you to not be a terrible parent.
There is a run-off election tomorrow between the current Court of Appeals Judge Jack Wilson and the current Madison County Court Judge Ed Hannan for the Court of Appeals.
You may read about each candidate at the site linked to their pics above. Judge Wilson was in the lead after last Tuesday’s vote, but did not have a majority, hence the runoff.
Judge Wilson was appointed to the Mississippi Court of Appeals by Gov. Phil Bryant effective July 1, 2015. Since joining the Court of Appeals, Judge Wilson has participated in over 500 cases and has authored 78 published majority opinions for the Court — more than any other member of the Court — and another 15 separate opinions. Despite his youthful appearance, Judge Wilson has appellate court chops.
Judge Hannan was first elected Madison County Court Judge in 2006 and was re-elected in 2010 and 2014. As County Court Judge he presides over Youth Court and the Special Court of Eminent Domain. In 2011, he was appointed Special Circuit Judge by the Mississippi Supreme Court to preside over the then newly created Twentieth Circuit District Drug Court for Madison and Rankin Counties. He serves as a Special Circuit Judge and Acting Circuit Judge in criminal and civil cases in Madison County.
This bloggers prediction? Low voter turnout for a run-off, but Jack Wilson takes it. He’s the incumbent and is backed by the majority in power. He’s also a great candidate…
Matthew Thompson is a family law attorney in Mississippi and would ONLY have a dog in this fight if a Chancery case was appealed.
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