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- Hot Tips Seminar - The Initial Client interview - April 20, 2011
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May
- Chinn & Associates ranked as a First-Tier “Best Law Firm” by US News & World Report
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March
- Tennessee Ruling Reinforces Inevitability of Same-Sex Marriage
- How to Hire a Lawyer Without Being Detected
- Can’t Get Divorced in Mississippi? Try Another State.
- Openness in Government Is Key to Freedom
- 18 Year-Old N.J. Girl Will Not Win Her Suit Against Her Parents. the State Will Not Support a Disobedient Child.
- An Increase in Value in Separate Property Can Be Considered Marital Property
- Don’t Agree to Too Much Child Support in an Agreement, Even If You Want To
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February
- Are Bad Investments Considered Marital Waste?
- Facebook Posts Cost Stay-At-Home Mom Custody
- Retroactive Reduction in Child Support Payments Is Not Allowed
- Escalation Clauses in Child Support Are In!
- If You Fudge on Your Divorce Financial Statement, There Is No Time Limit on a Court Redressing the Lie
- Attorneys Should Use File Closing Checklists
- Father Ordered to Allow His Children to Participate in Baseball
- You Can Lose Custody If You Don’t Follow the Divorce Order
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January
- Do Not Change Your Divorce Agreement Without Consulting an Attorney!
- Don’t Agree You Are the Father Without a DNA Test
- Divorce Blackmail and the Homestead; Court Closes Loophole
- STUDY YOUR "DAILY WORK “PULSE” TO MAXIMIZE YOUR EFFECTIVENESS AND DECREASE FATIGUE
- CREATE A POWERFUL PRODUCTION RITUAL
- BANKRUPT EX FOILED IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO AVOID OBLIGATIONS
- SEXUAL INDISCRETIONS DO NOT COST CHANGE OF CUSTODY
- MAN WHO RAISED CHILD THINKING IT WAS HIS IS ON EQUAL FOOTING WITH BIOLOGICAL FATHER
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December
- IS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE INEVITABLE?
- LIFE IS A SERIES OF SPRINTS - REST IN BETWEEN. ENJOY THE HOLIDAY!
- SUPREME IRONY THAT A JUDGE IMPOSED NO CONSEQUENCES BECAUSE A BOY HAD NEVER HAD ANYONE IMPOSE CONSEQUENCES: “AFFLUENZA” DEFENSE
- DIVORCE IS LIKE A WRECKED CAR IN THE SNOW
- IS RETIREMENT AN EVENT THAT SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED AND DEALT WITH IN AN AGREEMENT?
- IF YOU LIE IN DISCOVERY, YOU MAY GET FINED AND HAVE YOUR CASE DISMISSED
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June
- HOW DOES OVERTIME AFFECT CHILD SUPPORT?
- PLACING PROPERTY IN JOINT NAMES DOES NOT NECESSARILY MAKE IT MARITAL PROPERTY
- GRANDPARENTS DENIED VISITATION BECAUSE THEY WERE NEVER PERMITTED TO VISIT BEFORE!
- MOTHER HELD IN CONTEMPT FOR NOT NOTIFYING DAD OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
- CIGARETTE SMOKING AND CHILD CUSTODY
- WHAT IS THE VISITATION MINIMUM IN MISSISSIPPI?
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May
- GRANDMOTHER LOSES CUSTODY TO UNWED FATHER EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS THE CHILD’S CARETAKER!
- THREE SIMPLE THOUGHTS FOR POST DIVORCE PARENTING
- COMMINGLING OF SEPARATE HOME DOES NOT EQUATE TO 50/50 SPLIT OF VALUE
- WHEN DO WE DETERMINE THE VALUE OF ASSETS FOR EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION?
- JUDGES SHOULD SAY WHY THEY DO THINGS
- ATTORNEYS FEES IN DIVORCE ACTIONS
- TEXTING CAN BE GOOD AND IT CAN BE DANGEROUS
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March
- TO DIVIDE SEPARATE PROPERTY, LOOK AT ANY INCREASE IN VALUE AND WHETHER IT IS “ACTIVE” OR “PASSIVE"
- IF YOU HAVE CHANGED A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER ON YOUR OWN, YOU MAY GET RELIEF, BUT DON’T RISK IT.
- TO HOLD SOMEONE IN CONTEMPT FOR NOT PAYING MEDICAL BILLS, YOU HAVE TO SHOW THEY KNEW ABOUT THE BILL
- WHEN CAN GRANDPARENTS OR OTHER CARE TAKERS OBTAIN LEGAL CUSTODY OF CHILDREN?
- DRUG TREATMENT IS NOT ENOUGH, BY ITSELF, TO CHANGE CUSTODY
- WHAT DATE DOES THE CHANCELLOR USE TO DIVIDE MARITAL PROPERTY?
- CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE OF ADULTERY CARRIES MORE WEIGHT IF THE OFFENDER FAILS TO OFFER A SUITABLE EXPLANATION FOR THE CONDUCT
- CHILD SUPPORT MODIFICATION REQUIRES A SHOWING OF A MATERIAL CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES
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2012
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April
- DON’T WRITE ON ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS
- HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT PUTTING A DISABILITY INSURANCE PROVISION IN YOUR DIVORCE AGREEMENT?
- BEWARE OF MEETING PEOPLE ON SOCIAL NETWORKING OR DATING MATCH SITES
- LAWYERS NEED TO THINK ABOUT IDENTITY THEFT IN THE HANDLING OF THEIR CASES, PARTICULARLY FAMILY LAW CASES
- WHAT HAPPENS WITH HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS DURING SEPARATION BEFORE COURT INVOLVEMENT? WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
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2011
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August
- BE CAREFUL TRANSFERRING HOME TO THE OTHER SPOUSE IN DIVORCE AGREEMENTS
- 80% OF LAW FIRMS SURVEYED BELIEVE NON-HOURLY BILLING FOR LEGAL SERVICES WILL BE ADOPTED AS A STANDARD BY MOST FIRMS GOING FORWAR
- THE NUMBER ONE THING PROFESSIONALS SCREW UP ON SOCIAL NETWORKING AND WEB SITES
- CAN I BRING A RELATIVE OR FRIEND WITH ME WHEN I MEET WITH MY LAWYER?
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July
- THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS COMES WITH A RESPONSIBILITY TO BEAR THEM SAFELY
- FIXED FEES ARE PREFERRED BY CLIENTS ACCORDING TO CANADIAN LAWYER SURVEY
- INTERNET PROVIDES A SLIPPERY SLOPE OF POSSIBLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAW VIOLATIONS IN DIVORCE AND CUSTODY CASES
- MISSISSIPPI PASSES LAW PROHIBITING ONLINE IMPERSONATION
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2010
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September
- IT DOESN’T MEAN YOU ARE NOT A GOOD MOM IF AN ADOLESCENT CHILD SUDDENLY DECIDES THEY’D LIKE TO LIVE WITH DAD FOR AWHILE
- AMERICAN AND CHRISTIAN IDEALS CALL FOR US TO SHOW TOLERANCE AND ACCOMMODATION TO ISLAM, NOT OBJECTION
- MISSISSIPPI LAW IS IN THE FOREFRONT OF CHILD SUPPORT, EXTENDING SUPPORT TO 21 AND TO COLLEGE
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August
- NATIONAL MEDIA MAY FORGET MISSISSIPPI IN THE KATRINA REMEMBRANCE, BUT WE WON’T
- PRACTICE/BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TIP: IF YOU GET TOO BUSY, YOU MAY BE SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR NOT BEING BUSY
- WHY DON’T PEOPLE–LAWYERS IN PARTICULAR--USE TECHNOLOGY? IS IT BECAUSE OF THE BILLABLE HOUR?
- BUILD BRIDGES OF UNDERSTANDING TO IMPROVE DIVORCE AND POST DIVORCE CIRCUMSTANCES
- THE GPS ON YOUR CELL PHONE TRACKS YOUR LOCATION AT ALL TIMES. WHAT ARE THE RAMIFICATIONS FOR DIVORCE?
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June
- PRACTICE TIP: FILE A MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL TIME TO PREVENT POSSIBLE DEFAULT
- YOUNG MOTHERS BE CAREFUL WITH ROMANTIC INTERESTS; YOU COULD LOSE YOUR CHILDREN
- DECEPTION AND IMMORALITY COST STAY-AT-HOME MOM CUSTODY
- COURT SAYS IT’S OK TO AWARD CHILD SUPPORT FROM MENTALLY DISABLED MAN EARNING ONLY SSI BENEFITS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM SEIZURE
- BE CAREFUL WHEN DIVIDING PENSIONS OR STOCK ACCOUNTS
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April
- SHOULD A WOMAN DISABLED BY BIRTH BE DENIED ACCESS TO HER CHILDREN? SHOULD THEY BE DENIED ACCESS TO HER?
- SIMPLE RULES FOR SEIZING CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE
- A CHILD’S PREFERENCE IN CUSTODY CASES IS NOW DIMINISHED: LAW CHANGE
- IS INCREASE IN AN IRA AFTER MARRIAGE MARITAL PROPERTY?
- DOES YOUR DIVORCE ATTORNEY CHECK ON YOU POST DIVORCE?
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March
- MYSPACE POSTINGS CAUSE YOUNG MOM TO LOSE CUSTODY OF YOUNG SON AND DAUGHTER
- ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY IS OPENING MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE AND CREATING A WHOLE RANGE OF LEGAL ISSUES
- NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS HAVE STATUTORILY GUARANTEED RIGHTS OF ACCESS TO SCHOOL AND MEDICAL INFORMATION OF THEIR CHILDREN
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