Can child support be used in a criminal case for a plea offer if it has nothing to do w/ criminal case?

Your husband owes the back child support, and even though I'm not a Mississippi lawyer, I know that there's a federal statute that more or less forced every state to enact a law that says back child support can't be reduced (or the state loses federal funding for certain things, and we know that every state wants all the federal funding it can get).  The lawyer won't fight "the money thing" because that fight can't be won.  If the back child support is enough, your husband could be put in jail as a "deadbeat dad" until he pays that, entirely apart from the criminal charges.

Your lawyer knows a lot more about this case than I do.  If he or she is recommending that your husband take this deal, you should either do it, or get a new lawyer or at least a second opinion before turning it down.  Qualified defense counsel can be found in a number of places, including our website, http://attorneypages.com