Effective July 1, 2025, Mississippi’s HB 1200 aims to protect property owners from unlawful occupation and fraud. The Mississippi...

Mississippi has enacted "The Mississippi Collaborative Response To Mental Health Act" and: · Requires each municipal and county law...

Life insurance is a critical financial tool designed to provide security and peace of mind to policyholders and their loved ones....

Mississippi now regulates pornographic media exposure to children in K‑12 and state agencies by: requiring a vendor or other person or...

The State of Mississippi recently established the "Mississippi School Safety Guardian Program" the in the Office of Homeland Security...

Senate Bill 2263 authorizes chancellors to waive certain petition and procedural requirements in the case of the adoption of an adult....

Mississippi has enacted a law that prevents any person is person who is incarcerated from obtaining a name change. The only exception...

HB 607. Effective 7/1/22 Signed 4/13/22. The Mississippi Legislature passed House Bill 607 that provides for an enhanced penalty ...

SB 2461. Effective 4/21/22 Senate Bill 2461 was enacted in response to a federal court order in Conner v. Alltin, LLC, No....

Each year in Mississippi the hundreds of are introduced making changes to existing law. Below is a Senate Bill that became law that...

In 2019 the Mississippi Legislature amended Mississippi's Expungement law to allow more felony convictions to be expunged. This change...

Life insurance companies pay life insurance proceeds to the person or persons listed as beneficiaries. It can be anyone – from the...

As a general rule, upon the death of an individual any life insurance proceeds, bank accounts, mutual funds and retirement distributions...

In most cases claiming life insurance proceeds do not require judicial actions because a designated beneficiary is named in the poli cy. ...

Does a Life Insurance Payout Go through Probate? As a general rule proceeds from a life insurance policy doe not have to go through...

Mississippi law provide for an Irreconcilable Difference Divorce, which is often referred to as a No Fault Divorce. A no-fault divorce...

Misdemeanor Convictions In Mississippi a misdemeanor is a minor offense that is punished with fines, probation, community services, or up...

A DUI conviction is more than a mere traffic violation and driving license suspension. A DUI can affect a person’s ability to get a job,...

In Mississippi when a person get married or divorce a name change is simple and straight forward process. However, in other situations...

The presumption of innocence is the bedrock of our criminal justice system. Presumption of Innocence is the legal principle that one is...