By: Chancellor Troy Odom, 20th Chancery District, State of Mississippi
Mississippi chancellors are often faced with custody determinations in which…
By: Donald E. Campbell
Michael E. Roberts died on December 19, 2016. Believing that he died intestate, Teresa Herd &ndash…
By: Donald Campbell
Happy New Year to all! I’m getting back into the groove here at the law school and…
In two recent cases the Mississippi Court of Appeals has addressed the award of attorney’s fees…
There is a longstanding common law rule that a person who has been absent for an extended…
Word v. U.S. Bank, 2024 WL 4489615 (Miss. Ct. App. 2024), is a case decided…
By: Professor Deborah H. Bell
Three types of alimony (periodic, lump sum, and rehabilitative) are well-established in Mississippi. A fourth…
By: Chancellor Troy Odom (Rankin County Chancery Court)
“The party who brings suit confers by that act all necessary personal…
William Howard, Jr. and John Carpenter Nelson, Jr. own property in Forrest County, Mississippi just north of Camp…
I am going to be traveling over the next couple of days. I really enjoy listening to podcasts while I…
This is an unusual post. It is about a 2023 case dealing with Mississippi’s Mortmain law – a law that…
Signaigo v. Grinstead, 2024 WL 2284923 (Miss. Ct. App. 2024)
William and Judith Signaigo purchased property in Shorelines Estates in…
