Many people are surprised to learn that there are defenses that can be raised against a fault-based divorce in Mississippi courts. It is important for someone who is thinking about getting divorce on grounds to know these defenses because it can keep them from destroying their own case.
If you want to get technical, they are [...]
Under Mississippi law, there are 11 grounds for a fault-based divorce. Of these, the most common two grounds are adultery and habitual cruel and inhuman behavior. I’ll discuss each of these in more detail.
Adultery is defined as “voluntary sexual intercourse of a married person with a person other than the offender’s spouse.” A single occurrence of [...]