We’re all adults here, right? Sure, we think we can remain friends even if our partnership didn’t work out, but sometimes you cannot stay friends. It’s too hard. It brings up the same issues that made the partnership not work.
It does not mean you have to be enemies. It does not mean you have a nemesis and have to hate each other, but staying friends can be hard.
Having and keeping a relationship is hard work. Both have to be committed to make it go. If one is not, it will not work.
Matthew Thompson is a Divorce and Family Law Attorney in Mississippi and reminds you that there are approximately 7 billion people on the planet. There are plenty of other persons that can be your friend.
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Harold Hamm, oil tycoon of Continental Resources sent his ex a check for $974.8 million!
However, she rejected the check delivered to her lawyers.
Hamm immediately sent the full cash value of what a divorce ruling by an Oklahoma County judge determined he owed. The check was refused because “Ms. Arnall did not want to risk the dismissal of her appeal by acceptance of the benefits.”
Reports indicated that Mr. Hamm was worth some $18 billion and Ms. Arnall’s near-billion dollar payoff seemed paltry to she and her legal team, hence her appeal of the Court’s ruling.
That would be a hard check not to accept!
*Ultimately she did accept the payment and her appeal was dismissed.
Matthew Thompson is a Divorce and Alimony Attorney in Mississippi and reminds you that the #1 rule, when we’re fighting over stuff and not people, is to take the money.
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Unverified internet news claims that this fellow had new checks made of he and his soulmate to pay his ex-wife’s alimony!
Whether this is true or not, I believe it.
Should you do it?No.Is it provocative?Yes.
Matthew Thompson is a Mississippi Divorce Attorney and recommends you pay on time and in a fashion you can prove, such as by check, however, you do not have to have your soulmate’s picture on the check!
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Divorce, separation and break-ups are hard. They create situations where you have to do things that you normally did not have to do.
A recent fight over the boat brought this lesson home. The parties had a nice boat. Both wanted it. Stereotypes would have you to believe that the Husband was really the Captain and the Wife was posturing. However, you would be wrong. The wife could Captain that boat with the best of them. Somewhat intrigued, I asked why would you Captain the boat. The response was, “What if I did not have someone else to do it? I needed to know how...”
This is why you teach your kids how to change a flat, even in days of AAA and cell phones.
The best advice for today, “Be Your Own Captain!“
Matthew Thompson is a family law attorney in Mississippi and can Captain the ship.
The advice for the Thanksgiving season is for clients to thank those persons that helped them navigate the troubled waters of divorce. This thanks is for family members, friends, and/or anyone who helped them through the process. Those were the ones there for you when you needed them. Thanks.
Matthew Thompson is a Family Law Attorney in the Hospitality State and knows that a little gratitude can go a long way.
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An affair plays a significant role in a large number of divorces. It is a train wreck to a relationship.
Beezqp- “Big Bad Locomotive”
A sure-fire way to wreak havoc in a marriage is to have an affair. Mississippi law defines adultery, for now*, as sexual intercourse with a person of the opposite sex, not your spouse. However, due to the secretive nature of affairs you do not have to have an admission to prove adultery.
The ground can be proven through circumstantial evidence.
Upon a satisfactory showing of
1) inclination or infatuation, which can consist of cards, notes, emails, love letters, texts and phone records showing many calls; and
2) opportunity, which is the spouse and that other person alone together, be it in a car, house, motel, hotel, park or back alley, a Court can find that fault grounds exist.
Due to this, even the whole “it’s only an emotional affair” and the “we didn’t have sex” may not be enough to stop the Adultery train from running over you.
So, why do people have affairs? They can be exciting, fun and pleasurable, at least for a little while. What leads to this? Sometimes the person is unhappy, dissatisfied, over-stressed, unloved, under-appreciated, or at least believe that they are.
The problem is the affair does not fix the problem. It only serves to make things worse. Because along with an affair comes new baggage. Guilt, secrecy, and the emotions of a third person are now commingled in your personal life. An affair not only hurts your spouse, but also you, your children and the other party. It has emotional consequences, financial consequences, custody consequences and legal consequences.
An affair is a Train wreck in the making.
Matthew Thompson is a Family Law Professor at MC Law and a Divorce Attorney encouraging you to avoid train wrecks!
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Having the right sized underwear is important for many, many reasons.
You would not believe the problems the wrong size of underwear causes in family law. I have had underwear delivered to my office, in a Zip-loc. It was placed in the freezer to preserve “evidence.” Why was it brought in? It was not her size. I have seen numerous photos of underwear, both in use and not in use, at the time the picture was exposed. One thing is for sure, the wrong size underwear is never a good thing.
A child in the wrong size may be an indication that you are dealing with a non-primary parent. Plus, it’s uncomfortable for the child.
An adult in the wrong size underwear is uncomfortable for a lot of other reasons. Having the wrong size in your possession is hard to explain away. Having a new style may also be a red flag. Who knew underwear could be so exposing?
Matthew Thompson is a Divorce and Domestic Relations Attorney in Mississippi and whether your brand is BVD, Hanes, Fruit of the Loom or something a little more exotic, make sure it’s the right size.
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Kim Davis has been all over the news with her refusal to issue marriage licenses and new allegations of altering marriage licenses to prevent persons from marrying legally. However, Mississippi has some surprising laws that legally provide for a ban on marriage. A Mississippi Judge can bar you from getting married again!
MCA, Section 93-5-25 includes language to the effect that if the Court awarded a divorce against a party for adultery the Court may bar the guilty party from getting married again. This bar would require the guilty party to petition the Court to remove the restriction after imposed.
MCA 93-5-25 holds, in part, “And the judgment may provide, in the discretion of the court, that a party against whom a divorce is granted, because of adultery, shall not be at liberty to marry again; in which case such party shall remain in law as a married person. Provided, however, that after one (1) year, the court may remove the disability and permit the person to marry again, on petition and satisfactory evidence of reformation, or for good cause shown, on the part of the party so barred from remarriage; but the actions of the court under the foregoing proviso shall not be construed as affecting any judgment of divorce granted in any case where the discretion of the chancellor has been exercised in barring one (1) party from remarriage on account of adultery.”
Matthew Thompson is a family law attorney and recommends that you not do things that will get you barred from remarrying.
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