We hope to grow older and be treated with respect as we age. Legal issues associated with the elderly fall under “Elder Law”. Our guest, Richard Courtney will answer our questions about this aspect of the law. Our guest has quite a lot of information on his website: elderlawms.com. You can watch a video and read information. You can also request a free planning guide for assisting special needs children and adults with finances and rights.

What do Elders fear? Change, Conflict, Loss of Control

We grateful for the past times Richard Courtney has been a guest on our show to discuss wills, estates, elder law, disability law, Medicaid. Find our past podcasts.

Did you know Thursday is a “legal” holiday? May 1st is National Law Day. When declaring Law Day, President Eisenhower is quoted as saying, “If civilization is to survive, it must choose the rule of law.” Show some support and care for the freedom and civility that is provided under the rule of law by celebrating Law Day! So congratulations to those who celebrate, please do so responsibly.

I’ll have a link to the American Bar Association’s page that shows some of their events.

MPB and NPR have a special broadcast tomorrow night. Wednesday, April 30th at 7pm central. NPR will mark the 100th day of the Trump Adm8inisrtation with a Special Report hosted by Michel Martin. The 2 hour live special will look at what the Administration has accomplished, what has changed and what might be next.

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This is National Volunteer Month and MPB Think Radio is talking about volunteerism this week. Many of our shows are talking about how you can volunteer. Listen to our live shows or their podcasts to learn more. If you go to https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/ you can see images (thumbnails) of our shows so you can find the podcasts. The MPB public media app also has all our podcasts in one place.

I absolutely love the volunteer service Kelly Kyle provides outside of the legal world. Here are some YouTube Videos of Kelly and his friends Bella, Dolly and Cadence !

We are scheduled to have Gayla Carpenter-Sanders, the Executive Director and General Counsel of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project as our guest on the show May 13th. Here's our podcast with her from 2024 and 2022.

Today, we’re going to have one our most popular guests and topics – attorney Kelly Kyle helping us learn about wills and estate law.

We’re glad to have attorney Kelly Kyle here with us today because he’s going to have a busy week next week. He and his partner are host hosting estate planning seminars in PEARL, Ridgeland, Vicksburg, Clinton, Madison, Flowood next week.

Today is special day in the city of Jackson. What about where you live? Today, April 22nd , is the PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION DAY: Polling places must be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. If you voted in the Primary April 1st you can vote but only in the party’s primary you already voted in. If you didn’t vote in the April 1st primary, you can vote in either party’s primary. There are 28 municipalities with runoff elections today.

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From traffic tickets to misdemeanor offenses, municipal courts handle a range of everyday legal issues. We hope to explain how the system works, what your rights are, and how to prepare if you ever have to appear in court. Our guest is City of Columbus Prosecutor and former Lowndes County Municipal Court Judge Nicole Clinkscales

Is there a special election today where you live? Governor Tate Reeves announced that he has set a special election to fill the vacancy in Senate District 18 (Leake, Neshoba, and Winston Counties). The vacancy is due to the resignation of the Honorable Jenifer B. Branning upon her election to the Mississippi Supreme Court effective January 6 2025. The special election will be held today, April 15, 2025.

There’s voting for everyone this Saturday! Saturday April 19th Runoff Election In-Person Absentee Deadline: Municipal Clerks’ Offices must be open from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

But beginning this Saturday, if no Primary Runoff Election, folks can vote by an absentee ballot in the Municipal Clerk’s Office for the General Election which is June 3rd. IF BALLOTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO RUNOFF, the ballots shall be made available as soon as possible after the runoff election is certified.

April 22nd, next Tuesday, is the PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION DAY: Polling places must be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.

What’s the saying – Only two things are for sure: death and taxes? We want to remind you that today – April 15th is Tax Day. The tax deadline for 2024 tax returns is April 15, 2025.

If you need more time to file your taxes, request an extension by the April tax filing due date. This gives you until October 15 to file without penalties. Make sure you pay any tax you owe by the April filing date. The extension is only for filing your return. https://www.irs.gov/

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