The child support will continue to accrue each month. Incarceration does not remove his obligation.

Your child support is late if you do not pay it as of the due date designated in the Order. That may or may not be the 1st day of each month.

You and the father have the same rights and responsibilities as any other parent. However, it is going to be complicated by the fact that he is a minor due to his dependence on his parents for financial support, food, shelter, as well as his disability of minority. However, this does not give his... View More

One of the factors that the court will take into consideration is whether violence has been perpetrated by either party during the relationship, especially if children were present at the time. Our case law and statutes are clear that the party who is found to have been violent during the... View More

Because the child is a resident of Louisiana, Louisiana statues would govern; therefore, you should contact an attorney licensed in that state.

No. Once the parental relationship is terminated, all obligations cease. The exception is that if the non-custodial parent had accrued a child support arrearage prior to the termination and a contempt action was brought to recover those funds, the arrearage is still owed.

Go to the Office of the Chancery Clerk in the county in which your mother resides at the time of her death. You can give one of the deputy clerks your mother’s full name, and they will help you pull the file and allow you to make copies.

I am unclear about whether you are the father or stepfather was of the child in question. You don’t say anything about the natural father being present in the child’s life, so I will assume he is not. You may petition the chancery court in the county in which the child lives and ask for... View More

What is the question?

You have to look at the order regarding how he must pay the child support. more than likely there is not a requirement to pay lump sums in specific intervals, except for the monthly support amount. The question is have you had him cited for contempt. If he is not paying and is this far behind, you... View More

You should file a objection with the Court and inform the Court what is going on. There is no reason for the beneficiary to be homeless if there is a house that has been left to him. You can get a copy of the Will from the courthouse. Go to the Chancery Clerk’s office in the county where your ex... View More

You should send DHS a copy of the termination order.

The estate must go through probate, which should be 4-6 months, depending on how quick the executor and attorney work. Once the Judge signs the Order closing the probate and transferring the property, you can take possession immediately. If you are a minor or without a driver’s license, the... View More

What is the question?

If there are no restrictions on physical contact, no one can tell the visiting parent that he/she cannot hold the child. That would be interference with the visitation.

You must file a Notice of Appeal in the trial court no later than 30 days from the entry of the final order or judgment. There is a filing fee for filing the Notice. In the Notice, you must indicate the party who is appealing (appellant) and the party against whom the appeal is taken (appellee).... View More

All of your father’s children will inherit equally from his estate. However, the children born outside the marriage will have to prove paternity if he was not legally declared their father.

You will need to hire an attorney for this. The petition will need to be filed in Attala County because that is where you caught the charge. Any attorney in the state can handle this for you.

He can sign an affidavit with the court stating that he is indigent, is unemployment, and owns no property. The court will appoint him a public defender.

You were sentenced pursuant to the statute that was in place at the time the crime was committed. The new statute does not apply to crimes committed before it was signed into law, unless it specifically states that it is to be applied retroactively.