William W. Smith, Attorney at Law

Office Hours

Monday - Friday
08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

A legacy legal practice in Booneville dating back to 1906, William W. Smith, Attorney at Law grew out of the law firm of Cunningham & Cunningham.

I joined the firm in 1973, and the firm thrived under the Cunningham name through 1976, when the last of the Cunninghams retired. In 1990, the firm reorganized into its current form as my solo law practice.

Phone: 662-728-1228 Fax: 662-728-1432

William W. Smith 311 West College Street P.O. Box 961 Booneville, MS Prentiss Co. 38829-0961 (Prentiss Co.)View Map

Family Law

Involuntary Commitment of an Individual
Involuntary commitment of an individual occurs when the individual is ordered to a treatment facility or hospital to prevent them from harming themselves or others. In order for one to be confined against their wishes they must be mentally ill, under the influence of an intoxicant or narcotic, or a danger to themselves of others. More...
Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act
In 1980 Congress enacted the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA) to close existing gaps and bring greater uniformity to interstate child-custody practice. The PKPA requires state courts to enforce and not modify custody and visitation determinations made by sister states unless the original state either no longer has jurisdiction or declined to exercise jurisdiction. More...
Adoption and Safe Families Act - Overview
In 1997, the United States Congress passed the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA). The ASFA was enacted to modify and clarify certain requirements of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act, a federal law enacted in 1980, and the Family Preservation and Support Services Act, a federal law enacted in 1984. More...
Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003
In 2003, the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act was enacted. The Act authorizes fines and/or jail terms of up to two years for any doctor who performs a partial birth abortion. A partial birth abortion is defined as an abortion in which the baby is delivered past the baby's navel outside the body of the mother or after the entire fetal head is outside the body of the mother. Most partial birth abortions are performed between 20 and 26 weeks. More...
Personal Protection Orders and Family Violence Issues
A personal protection order, or PPO, is an order issued by the court precluding another individual, a respondent, from contact with the petitioner. A petitioner may file an application for a PPO after providing information that would support the grant of the order. More...

Areas Of Practice

  • Divorce and Child Custody
  • Automobile Accidents and Personal Injury Claims
  • Workers Compensation Claims
  • Social Security Disability Claims
  • Family Law
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