There are a lot of misconceptions out there about divorce. Below are five commonly-held myths about divorces in Mississippi and the truth behind each.
1. I’ll get half of everything.
False (sort of). The popular belief is that each spouse is entitled to half of what the couple owns together. That is, for the most part, true [...]
Many persons refer to irreconcilable differences divorces (or ID divorces) as “no-fault.” That is a mischaracterization. In Mississippi, both husband and wife must give written consent for an ID divorce to be granted. In true no-fault divorce states, a divorce may occur by the request of only one spouse. Some people call an ID divorce [...]
Traditionally, our society prefers marriage. It supposedly makes people more stable—economically, emotionally, and socially. Because of that, and partly because it lies deep in the Bible Belt, the State of Mississippi makes it difficult to obtain a divorce, or at least more difficult than many other states. (Yet, in 2007, Mississippi had almost as many [...]