Legal Question in Family Law in Mississippi
Mother-In-Law: Does she have the right?
A few years ago, me and my wife moved in with her mother because she (the mother) lost her job and never made any attempt to find other work. We moved in to help her out with the bills. She keeps kids now for a very small amount of money, which is not enough for us to leave there yet and her be okay.
The other day, her mother went into my personal desk and put a bunch of things in a bag and threw it all out on the ground that she did not want it in her house. It was a couple of bottles of Vodka (which has never been introduced to her or anyone else in the house, never put in her refrigerator or any other storage unit that belonged to her or that was easily accessible/noticable to anyone who might be in the house. She did not consult me, nor my wife before she did this.
I pay the electric, water, phone, TV, and house note there. She acts like she has done nothing at all wrong.
My question is, did she do anything wrong, and what could I do to make sure she knows that she was wrong.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Mother-In-Law: Does she have the right?
If you want to live in her house, live by her rules or move out. It is not your obligation to look after your mother in law. You are free to move.
Re: Mother-In-Law: Does she have the right?
Analyzing the situation from a legal perspective, what your in-law can and can't do depends on the terms and conditions of your arrangement with her. Your situation involves issues of privacy, use of the premises, disagreements resolution, and destruction of property. Your prior arrangement with her probably did not address such issues, and now seems to be a good time to do it. The loss of the liqour is a small price to pay for the opportunity it now presents to negotiate a mutually satisfactory arrangement. If you don't do it now, what are you going to do when an appliance breaks, the premises are damaged or destroyed, or somebody is injured by a bathtub fall, or kitchen fire. I would recommend that you consult an attorney and develop a lease or license with terms and conditions that address traditional potential issues.
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