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1 Answer | Asked in Divorce, Family Law and Child Custody for Mississippi on
Q: Can I be charged with kidnapping or any other crime in Pennsylvania for bringing my son home if his home state is MS

If I go get my son back from Pennsylvania where my wife has taken him can I be charged with kidnapping or any other crime from the Pennsylvania side the childs home state is Mississippi also assume there was no physical confrontation between me and my wife I go to Pennsylvania I get my son and I... View More

William R. Wright
William R. Wright
answered on Nov 26, 2023

I am not aware of all of the facts, and since I am not your attorney, I hesitate to give you advice on that question. I will say, hypothetically, that if there is no court order, I don't see how you could be charged with kidnapping. Again, I don't know all of the facts, and I am not your... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Child Custody, Divorce, Criminal Law and Family Law for Mississippi on
Q: My wife took our 1 yr old son to PA from MS because I wanted a divorce what would happen if I went and took him back

Mississippi residents I know there's no issue with a parent taking the child out of state without permission if there is no custody order so does that mean I can also bring him home from Pennsylvania since my wife and son are still Mississippi residents and we're still married she refuses... View More

William R. Wright
William R. Wright
answered on Nov 24, 2023

You are correct. Since there is no order in place, either parent may take the child wherever he or she wants. However, it is a bad idea for you to go to Pennsylvania and take the child back to Mississippi against your wife's will. There very well could be a physical confrontation that could... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Child Custody and Child Support for Mississippi on
Q: My husband’s kids mother is willing to sign her rights over to him does that still require a lawyer to do so?
William R. Wright
William R. Wright
answered on Aug 16, 2021

A lawyer is not required to be retained for a parent to terminate her parental rights. Likewise, your husband could perform his own vasectomy without a doctor if he chose to do so. But he wouldn't do that, of course. Believe it or not, a parental termination case is just as serious as a... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Mississippi on
Q: In the state of MS who can press charges on an adult in regards to a minor? Ex: mother does have custody Gramaw does

The minor has made accusations on an adult. The mother does have legal custody but Gramaw does. Mother filed charges. Are the acceptable for the case to further?

William R. Wright
William R. Wright
answered on Aug 14, 2021

The question is a somewhat confusing. However, anybody of any age can report a crime at anytime regardless of custody designations is the answer I think you are looking for.

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Child Custody and Child Support for Mississippi on
Q: My best friend is being raped by her husband and needs to leave state with her two kids. She lives in Mississippi.

I need to figure out how to get them legally out of state. They are coming to Michigan and I want to make sure that we do this right.

William R. Wright
William R. Wright
answered on Aug 5, 2021

This is a terrible situation. I am assuming the two children are also your friend's husband's children. There is no law prohibiting her travel out of state with her children. If Michigan is where she has friends or family, that is the logical destination for her on a temporary basis. If... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts for Mississippi on
Q: Would I be able to break my lease?

moved in 4/26, had a leak in bathroom 5/1 from upstairs neighbor AC. Contractor came out 5/10 and did not fix it properly. Had another leak 5/29 worse than the first time that now has mold outside the vent and inside. Nobody has yet to fix. I filed a complaint to MS Home Corporation and a inspector... View More

William R. Wright
William R. Wright
answered on Jul 17, 2021

Without a lawyer reviewing your lease, there is no way to competently give you an answer to your question about breaking your lease.

1 Answer | Asked in Tax Law for Mississippi on
Q: Hello, this statute (TX Tax Code 34.01) frequently references a "taxing unit." What are they referring to?
William R. Wright
William R. Wright
answered on Jul 17, 2021

The Texas Tax Code defines a "taxing unit" as follows: " 'Taxing unit' means a county, an incorporated city or town (including a home-rule city), a school district, a special district or authority (including a junior college district, a hospital district, a district... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Child Support for Mississippi on
Q: My husband and I remarried in 2020. He is a disabled vet and doesn’t pay taxes. I filed a joint tax return at the end.

They took the taxes even though he doesn’t pay taxes to pay back child support on our case. The case was closed in March after they took our taxes. However, we still can’t get out taxes released

William R. Wright
William R. Wright
answered on Jul 17, 2021

I really don't have enough facts to be confident about my answer. However, I am assuming you meant that the IRS took your refund. If either joint filer has a back child support issue, any refunds can be confiscated by the IRS. I don' t believe that the IRS will release the confiscated... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Adoption, Child Custody and Family Law for Mississippi on
Q: My husband had a child with someone else but the child was taken by CPS because she failed a drug test after childbirth.

CPS ended up giving him custody and she signed her parental rights over to him. A year later he asked me to watch him while he went to rehab. He ended up leaving it early but he let me continue to watch him. Almost a year after he came back the birth mom was incarcerated and he committed suicide... View More

William R. Wright
William R. Wright
answered on Jul 17, 2021

I am sorry you have been through such a tough time. The first question is whether the birth mom turned over the child to your husband without a court order; or is there is a court order terminating parental rights? If there is no court order, the birth mom would have parental rights, of course.... View More

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