JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court is looking again at a child support question it first addressed earlier this year. But with a twist. In a 5-4 decision in June, the Supreme Court […]
A legal clinic scheduled for April 16 in Hernando will assist low income people with irreconcilable differences divorces, child support or custody modifications, name changes and other similar cases in DeSoto County Chancery Court.
The 4 to 8 p.m. pro se clinic will be held at the DeSoto County Courthouse. People seeking assistance must contact the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project in advance to be screened for eligibility. The phone number is 601-960-9577.
Participation is limited to DeSoto County residents with an annual income of less than 125 percent of the federal poverty level. That would be annual income of less than $13,963 for an individual, or less than $28,813 a year for a family of four. […]
The Mississippi Senate is pushing ahead a plan to privatize the collection of child support payments.
Senators voted Wednesday to support House Bill 1009. It would allow the Mississippi Department of Human Services to contract with private vendors to collect unpaid child support, which lawmakers say totals more than $1 billion.
State employees protested the bill March 5 at the Capitol, warning a previous privatization effort had failed. […]
A Madison County man has answered in court for his failing to pay child support, Attorney General Jim Hood said.
James Coy Fendley, 41, pleaded guilty and was sentenced for Felony Non-Support of a child before Madison County Circuit Court Judge John Emfinger.
Judge Emfinger sentenced Fendley to five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with five years suspended and post release supervision in the custody of MDOC.
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From The Mississippi Link Newswire JACKSON – Two of Mississippi’s deadbeat parents have answered in court, in separate cases, after failing to support their children, Attorney General Jim Hood said. Sha M. Helton, 46, of […]
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