Archive for July, 2010
Being possessed of a genuine Cajun pedigree, I am sensitive — perhaps overly so, I admit – to the use of the term Cajun when it comes to cuisine. In the land of my upringing, the word “Cajun” emphatically is not synonymous with “obnoxiously seasoned,” as it is most everywhere else. Authentic Cajun cuisine is rustic, simple, [ READ MORE ]
When Lauderdale County was established in 1833 out of Choctaw lands ceded in 1830 at Dancing Rabbit Creek, there was already a settlement at Marion, named for the famous South Carolina “Swamp Fox” of Revolutionary War fame. Since the community was located near the center of the new county, it was the logical place to name as county [ READ MORE ]
Philip Thomas, the Jackson lawyer who blogs at MS Litigation Review & Commentary has posted some trenchant thoughts about the cause of action for alienation of affection in Circuit Court that is sometimes used either for vengeance or to coerce a settlement in Chancery. I found his comments so thought-provoking for family law practitioners that I have [ READ MORE ]
“The first rule of holes: When you’re in one, stop digging.” – Molly Ivins “History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.” – Abba Eban “It isn’t that they can’t see the solution. It is that they can’t see the problem.” – G.K. Chesterton[ READ MORE ]
A practice tip about trial factors is here. Martin v. Coop, 693 So.2d 912, 913 (Miss. 1997), factors for grandparent visitation: Potential disruption in the child’s life; Suitability of the grandparents’ home; The child’s age; The age and physical and mental health of the grandparents; The emotional ties between grandparents and the child; The grandparents’ [ READ MORE ]
Actually asked in my court room … “You realize, do you not, that the flip side of that coin is a two-edged sword?&#[ READ MORE ]
[This outline is based in part on the 15th Chancery Court District Newsletter published by Chancellor Ed Patten] Who is entitled to grandparent visitation? Category One: Grandparents who have a change in status. § 93-16-3 (1), MCA. – Child of the grandparents lost custody of the grandchild to the grandchild’s other parent, or – Child of grandparents had [ READ MORE ]
They were so powerful that they thought they were gods, immune from the misfortunes of mere mortals. They were Dickie Scruggs and all of his allies and fellow-travelers who rose to unparalleled power and wealth through bribery and corruption, until their un-god-like downfall. Their story is an epic Mississippi saga. The next book on the grotesquerie of [ READ MORE ]
Chancellor Frank McKenzie attended the memorial service yesterday in Raleigh for Circuit Judge Robert G. Evans. He sent his observations in the form of a comment to another post, and I though they should be on the front page, so they would not be missed. Chancellor Frank McKenzie, 19th District July 23rd, 2010 I attended [ READ MORE ]
Too often, legal humor means that a lawyer is the butt of the joke. You know what I mean: “How many lawyers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?” or “Why won’t a shark attack a lawyer?” or “A lawyer, a Rabbi and a Methodist minister walk into a bar, and …” Enough already. [ READ MORE ]
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