In Legal Terms

Guest attorney Tina Seymour Demoran gives an overview of adoption in Mississippi and addresses listener questions. Topics discussed: requirements cost subsidies infant adoption out of culture adoption family leave privacy reversals inheritance special needs More information: AdoptUSKids or info@adoptuskids.org or adoptms.kids@mdcps.ms.gov IRS Topic Number 607--Adoption Credit and Adoption Ass...

Attorney Reed Martz from Freeland Martz PLLC took listener questions and spoke about HOAs, Home Owners' Associations. Questions included: covenants, antennas, publishing names of those with unpaid dues, and forming an HOA. https://freelandmartz.com/reed-martz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With vacation season upon us, prepare carefully for your trips and know your rights as a traveler. Some helpful websites: https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/fly-rights for Aviation Consumer Protection; https://cruising.org/about-the-industry/policy-priorities/clia-oceangoing-cruise-line-policies/other for Cruiser Bill of Rights from Cruise Lines International Association. To find out if yo...

Guests: Patty Furr, Executive Director of Jackson-Hinds Library System and Ben Piazza, attorney and Chairman of the Capital Area Bar Association Law Library Committee Professor Richard Gershon and Liz Gill with guests discuss opportunities for Mississippians to access legal databases through local libraries and law libraries. Mississippi Library Commission While staff at the Mississippi Library Co...

Andre deGruy, State Defender and Director of Capital Defense Counsel Division was our guest. Mr. deGruy, spoke about the state of our public defenders situation in Mississippi, the work of the MS Public Defender Task Force, and the right our citizens have to be represented in court. Office of the State Public Defender http://www.ospd.ms.gov/ For more information also listen to our broadcast from A...

What should you do if you're stopped by the police while driving? Our guest, attorney Francis Springer of the Springer Law Firm, enumerates our rights and obligations and consequences concerning traffic stops. https://www.springerlawoffice.com/about/ or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/springerlawoffice/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest, attorney Richard Courtney, discussed elder law and answered questions about wills, probate, and executors.  https://elderlawms.com/richard-a-courtney/ Give your executor the documents they need Their job is to secure the original will  and secure the property: locks, valuables, etc.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When parents, grand parents, or other ancestors leave land to their family they also leave legal problems. Guest attorney Vangela Wade answers listeners' questions and explains the problem and provides suggestions about Heir Property on this broadcast.  https://www.wadelawfirmpllc.com/ More Information about Heir Property :    https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/wha...

Professor Charles Stotler from the University of Mississippi School of Law talks about President Trump's Space Force We also hear how Mississippians will be connected to the future of litigation in the expanse above our heads.  https://law.olemiss.edu/academics-programs/llm/ll-m-program-overview/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest is Stephanie Showalter Otts, Director of the National Sea Grant Law Center. Located at the University Of Mississippi School Of Law, Ms. Showalter Otts discusses the center's legal research, outreach, education. You can keep up with the Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program onnline   http://masglp.olemiss.edu/   on twitter     https://twitter....

Our guest is Paralegal Program Coordinator and Instructor for Homes Community College, Darleen Dozier. Ms. Dozier explains the course work to become a paralegal and the job opportunities after certification.  Online and on campus classes begin June 3, 2019  https://www.holmescc.edu/registration/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest is Desiree Hensley, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Housing Clinic at the University of Mississippi School of Law. Ms. Hensley will discuss and take questions on Housing.   On this broadcast: Landlord tenant act Security deposits USDA loans   Money Talks  episode that discussed the subject:  http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/money-talks/2018/08/21/mo...

Religious Freedom or Freedom from Religion? What does the First Amendment say about religion? We talk about students and religion in schools.  Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the governm...

Do you know about a FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act)? What about FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act), ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), ADEA (Age Discrimination in Employment Act), and ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act)? After this In Legal Term broadcast with attorney Louis Watson we hope you do!   http://watsonnorris.com/attorneys/ Federal laws cover many employment matter...

What's the difference between defamation, lies, exaggeration, and free speech? And what is permissible in the eyes of the law? Professor Gershon instructs us and takes your questions.  Want to read more? Here are some websites: Justice Thomas Wants The Court To ‘Reconsider’ Its First Amendment Jurisprudence      https://abovethelaw.com/2019/02/justice-thomas-wants-the...

Attorney Kelly Kyle was our guest for this broadcast. Mr. Kyle with Professor Richard Gershon to discuss avoiding probate, the importance of having a will, and updating that will.  Kelly  http://www.kyle-wynn.com/r.-kelly-kyle.html  has his own radio broadcast at Newstalk 1180 Tuesday mornings at 8:06 where he hosts "Peace of Mind Estate Planning." ​ Kyle Wynn &a...

Professor Donna Davis from the University of Mississippi School of Law discusses Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Clinics. Ms. Davis also talk about the new tax law for 2018 income taxes.  Need help preparing your taxes?  https://www.irs.gov/individuals/free-tax-return-preparation-for-you-by-volunteers        The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) pr...

Guest Katherine Shireman, attorney with the Seymour Law Firm in Biloxi discusses child custody with our listeners.  Ms. Shiremen has worked in the past with Mission First, which provides legal aid, a medical clinic, a dental clinic and after school programs for the community in Jackson.  https://www.missionfirst.org/   She currently works for the Seymour Law Firm in Biloxi...

Attorney and Adjunct Professor Tiffany Kilpatrick was the guest for the show that discussed the criminal justice system.   https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/tiffany-kilpatrick/ Steps in the process: arrest, arraignment, Indictment, bail, trial Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Civil rights, gender rights, human rights: are they all the same? Do we need to still talk about them in 2019? Guest Dean Michele Alexandre from the University of Mississippi Law School   https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/michele-alexandre/   discusses the topic and takes listener calls.  In Legal Terms broadcast on Human Trafficing from August 21st, 2018&nbsp...

Guest, Professor Christopher Green, talks about our government document: The Constitution. Do you have your copy?  https://www.amazon.com/Constitution-United-States-Little-Wisdom/dp/1557091056/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1548795428&sr=8-3&keywords=constitution or try  https://books.google.com/books?id=WO61Is8Y4gYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=constitution+of+the+united+states&am...

Our guest, Mississippi Highway Patrol Officer Kervin Stewart, answered common and unique questions about driving on our roads. Mississippi Highway Patrol  https://www.dps.state.ms.us/highway-patrol/ FYI: Everybody Loves Raymond Episode 167 "The Shower" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The League of Women Voters is almost 100 years old. In Mississippi the nonpartisan group is vibrant and growing; encouraging women AND men to register to vote and educate themselves on issues affecting our lives.  Co-presidents Carolyn Townes and Mary Ann Everett shared the history, present and future of the national, state, and growing local chapters on our program.  http://lwv-ms.org H...

Our guests today were from Disability Rights Mississippi: Greta Martin, Litigation Director, & Micah Dutro, Legal Director. A private, non-profit corporation with a federal mandate to protect and advocate for the rights of individuals with disabilities across the state of MS.       5 Old River Place Suite 101; Jackson, Mississippi 39202; Phone: 601-968-0600;&...

There are new laws affecting divorce in Mississippi. Professor Deborah Bell explains the history and present of laws that dissolve marriages.  5 pieces of a Divorce: Grant of Divorce Custody of Children Child Support Property Division or Equitable Division Alimony Permanent Lump Sum Rehabilitated Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.