On the heels of “Divorce Funnies” posted earlier this week, comes the not-so-funnies. These may hit a little too close to home, but ultimately funny, too.
Matthew Thompson is a family law attorney in Mississippi and has never put an outboard motor on a dining table.
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“You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything…you can survive it.”
-Bill Cosby
Matthew Thompson is a family law attorney in Mississippi and encourages you to keep your sense of humor.
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I did something this weekend that I apparently had not done in years. I stopped to taste the honeysuckle!
We are celebrating Memorial Day with some friends in Nashville. Among the many, many things to do, we also hiked up to Fort Granger in Franklin, TN. This was the site of the Battle of Franklin during the Civil War.
Along the trail was honeysuckle. We stopped, picked a few, pulled out the stamen, bit off the tip and enjoyed the sweet nectar, literally. The children were in awe.
It reminded me of the cliche, the little things in life matter. Stop to smell the roses. Stop for school buses and stop and taste the honeysuckle. Enjoy the nectar of life.
Remember Memorial Day!
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Hiring a Non-Family Lawyer for your Family Law Case May NOT be Best. I am not disparaging Car Wreck attorneys, except to the extent that they should not be taking on a contested divorce case unless they know what they are doing.
All too often I find myself dealing with a client’s divorce after the fact. After they had a non-family law attorney “handle” it for them. It is NOT pretty.
There is a misconception among attorneys that regardless of anything else, you can always do Divorces and Wills. This claim has shown true, especially in the economic climate we are currently experiencing. There is a glut of “divorce” attorneys who aren’t.
The benefits of having an experienced attorney handle your matter are countless. An experienced attorney knows the ins and outs of the law, knows the particulars of the local judges, and knows the other attorneys that practice in the area. This knowledge and experience is INVALUABLE. Additionally, experience is the best teacher. Practicing family law for close two decades, or longer, is always advantageous to 1) having studied domestic relations in law school and 2) helped your neighbor’s cousin in his divorce.
Want to know that you are being represented and represented well, get an attorney experienced in the area of law you need. Want your divorce to be a Car Wreck, hire a Car Wreck attorney.
Matthew Thompson is an experienced family law attorney in Mississippi and would hire a car wreck attorney to handles his car wreck case, not a divorce.
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In life there are few absolutes. Death and taxes are commonly accepted as inevitable.
A piece of advice to always heed, if you are offered a mint, accept it! Accept it graciously and consider taking two.
Matthew Thompson is a family law attorney in Mississippi and accepts mints and usually has them in the briefcase.
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I get the call, at least, weekly. It is an EMERGENCY! I have to get into Court yesterday to solve some critical issue. However, once I start asking questions the emergency is more like an inconvenience.
For Court purposes, think of an emergency as being a true emergency; danger of life or limb, or the immediate threat of imminent and irreparable harm.
The Court judges emergencies on a case by case basis to make sure they have merit. Some examples of emergencies include;
Some examples of non-emergencies, at least for Court purposes;
Emergencies are quite often judgment calls and the Judges treat these seriously when they are serious and are nonplussed when a lawyer files an Emergency Petition over a non-urgent circumstance. The Judges are also somewhat on guard against persons using ERs for tactical advantage and this can and does backfire on the petitioner if it is not a true emergency.
Matthew Thompson is a family law attorney in Mississippi and is careful on the draw about declaring emergencies.
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“I want a bulldog!”
“I want to take him to the cleaners!”
“It’s the principle!”
Oftentimes I am asked the difference between settling a case and litigating a case to a conclusion. In my experience, more often than not, settling your case leads to a better result. Here’s why.
Cases can be settled through a variety of ways, through negotiation or mediation, either through the parties, through the attorneys or a combination of both.
These are just some of the reasons why settling your case may be best. However, there are also those cases that cannot be settled. Typically, hotly contested custody cases cannot be settled because both parties genuinely believe that they have to fight for what they think is best. And sometimes the other party is just a big jerk that makes everything a fight!
Know this;
Matthew Thompson is a family law attorney in Mississippi and can attest that big jerks can try to fight, but usually get what they deserve…
Client sabotages own case. Story at eleven.
FACTS: A mother lost custody, temporarily, due to being arrested for driving on a suspended license. The father was given the child and while mom was in jail he filed a fault based divorce, sought custody and had her served. Mom was finally released and began the process of regaining custody. Mom filed an Answer and a claim for custody herself.
At a temporary hearing, which is a legal band-aid to address custody and finances, mom presented her case. Upon being cross-examined there were numerous questions about alleged drug use. Well, fortunately, mom had been thoroughly interviewed and prepared by her lawyer. Her ONLY dirt was the suspended license.
Mom denied the drug allegations as laughable. Some of mom’s financial records were introduced that showed her in some shady parts of town at unseemly hours. This was shown through ATM transactions. However, mom was a waitress at night and just blew off some steam with some co-workers and got beer money. No harm, no foul. Then mom was asked about a pipe that was “found” in her belongings. “Not mine,” she quipped.
The Court was ready to rule. The Judge indicated that it seemed dad may have taken advantage of mom’s unfortunate circumstances. It came out that he may have tipped off law enforcement that she was driving on a suspended license. That Jerk! But, “out of an abundance of caution” the Court decided to Order hair follicle drug tests. In fact, the Judge ordered that they were to report to get tested that day, before 5:00 p.m., to have the results furnished to the Court directly from the testing facility and then, assuming all clear, he would determine the custody and visitation for each.
On the way out of the Courtroom mom asked…
“Can I delay the test?” “What?!!!” “I may have had a “‘bump...(of coke).'”
Nope. Not taking the test was not an option. Only the worst could be assumed from that. Mom took the test and failed, miserably. A No Contact Order was entered. Dad passed. Mom lied.
Final Result: A few weeks later the parties reconciled! Case dismissed.
Matthew Thompson is a Child Custody Attorney in Mississippi and while there may be bumps in the road it does not mean you should cause the bumps.
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