Tupelo Legal Issues Blog

If you are a longtime construction worker or nurse whose severe back pain now is keeping you from working, you may eligible to file a Social Security disability claim.

However, the disability claim process is very complicated. Plus, the Social Security Administration (SSA) denies many first-time claims. In Mississippi, only about 25% of claims are approved on the first review.

If you are accused of a federal crime, one of the most important steps to take is to start working with a defense attorney. Your life and liberties are on the line, so there is no reason to try to handle this situation on your own.

Some people worry that working with an attorney will set them up for failure, believing that their defense attorney may not take their side or will report them if they admit to their crime. The reality is that your attorney cannot lie in court or advise you to lie in court, but they are there to help you build a defense. Anything you say to them is said in confidence and can't be spoken about with others unless confidence is lost due to others hearing the same information elsewhere.

A divorce can be stressful, even if it's something that you want. There are steps you'll have to take to separate your assets and debts, and you'll also have the mental stress of ending a relationship.

You will need to look into the legal steps to get a divorce in Mississippi if you have just moved to the state or if you are not familiar with the rules and regulations. For example, did you know that you can only divorce in Mississippi if you've been a resident for at least six months? If you haven't yet lived in the state for six months, you have the option of seeking a divorce in your previous state of residence or waiting until you've lived in the state for six months.

When children go missing, there is nothing more terrifying for their parents. Sometimes, the kidnapping was expected, though, like in the case of parents who have made previous threats to interfere with child custody or consistently failed to return children to the other parent on time.

That's what happened in this case out of Mississippi. A teen who was missing from Charlotte County was discovered in the state after being reported missing from her home in Port Charlotte by her guardian.