Mississippi Department of Human Services v. Lang

FAIR, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Dorothy Lang shared two accounts at Regions Bank with her estranged husband, Derrick Higgins. For the past eight *750years, they have been separated, but neither account was ever closed. In fact, Lang continued to use their savings account, while Higgins continued to use their checking account.

¶ 2. In April 2010, the Mississippi Department of Human Services sent its notice of encumbrance to Regions Bank and Higgins pursuant to section 43-1ÍM8 of the Mississippi Code Annotated (Rev. 2009). Both joint accounts were frozen, and a lien was placed on the funds because…