Mississippi Divorce Laws and Resources
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DIVORCE LAWYERS AND FIRMS
Mark Chinn
Chinn & Associates
Jackson, Mississippi Divorce Law
The Mississippi family-law firm Chinn & Associates employs a unique team approach where the entire staff serves a divorcing clients needs. This team approach is combined with our unique staffing and our commitment to service -- we deliver complete service to our clients.
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PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS
There are currently no private investigators for this state
BACKGROUND CHECKS
Conduct Background Checks and Investigations - Obtain vital statistics, marriage and divorce records, credit record checks, criminal and court records, sex offender searches, driving and vehicle records, property records, general public records, business registration and property resources. Find out the truth about anyone!
DIVORCE SUPPORT GROUPS
Divorce Care can help you locate a divorce support group in your area. There are thousands of DivorceCare support groups throughout the USA and Canada, and many groups meeting internationally as well.
Partners in Prevention provides consulting and psychological services to
domestic abuse survivors before, during and post divorce. Additionally, we serve
as consulting experts in both civil and criminal domestic violence cases. We
also offer continuing medical and nursing education in domestic abuse assessment
and clinical management to healthcare professionals. You can contact us at:
13918 E. Mississippi Ave
Aurora, CO 80012
Phone: 720-222-1058
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES
Domestic Violence Crisis and Support ServicesShelters and Hotlines
Coalition Against Domestic Violence - Mississippi Chapter
MISSISSIPPI DIVORCE LAW SUMMARY
Online divorce law for MississippiRESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS AND WHERE TO FILE: One of the spouses must be a resident of of the state for at least six months before a divorce may begin, and the chancery court shall have jurisdiction on suits for divorce. A divorce based on irreconcilable differences may begin in the county where either party resides. A divorce based on fault grounds must be filed in the county where the plaintiff resides if the defendant resides outside of the state or cannot be located, or it can be filed in the county where the defendant resides if said party is a resident of this state. [Based on Mississippi Code, Title 93, Section 93-5-5 and 93-5-11]
LEGAL GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE: A divorce may be granted on the grounds of irreconcilable differences if both parties agree. Complaints for divorce on the ground of irreconcilable differences must have been on file for sixty (60) days before being heard. A divorce may also be granted on the following fault grounds:
- Natural impotency.
- Adultery, unless it should appear that it was committed by collusion of the parties for the purpose of procuring a divorce, or unless the parties cohabited after a knowledge by complainant of the adultery.
- Being sentenced to any penitentiary, and not pardoned before being sent there.
- Willful, continued desertion for a period of one year.
- Drug or alcohol addiction..
- Habitual cruel and inhuman treatment.
- Insanity at the time of marriage, if the party complaining did not know of such infirmity.
- Bigamy.
- Pregnancy of the wife by another person at the time of the marriage, if the husband did not know of such pregnancy.
- Kinship to each other within the degrees of kindred between whom marriage is prohibited by law.
- Incurable insanity. [Based on MS Code, Title 93, Section 93-5-1 and 93-5-2]
PROPERTY DISTRIBUTION: Mississippi is an equitable distribution state, with the added twist that each spouse retains his or her property for which he or she has title, but jointly titled property will be divided equitably by the court. If the property settlement is disputed, the division of property is up to the judge.
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ALIMONY/MAINTENANCE/SPOUSAL SUPPORT: The court may order the
maintenance and alimony of the wife or the husband, or any allowance to be made
to her or him, and shall, if need be, require bond, sureties or other guarantee
for the payment of the sum so allowed. [Based on MS Code, Title 93,
Section 93-5-1 and 93-5-23]
SPOUSE'S NAME: There is no laws directly addressing changing a spouse's name upon divorce, but each spouse has the right to petition the court for a name change.
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CHILD CUSTODY: If the parents can't come to a mutual agreement
concerning custody, the court shall base it's decision on the best interests of
the child. There is no presumption that either parent is better suited for
custody based on gender. In making an order for custody to
either parent or to both parents jointly, the court may require the parents to
submit a plan for the implementation of the custody order. If custody is
disputed, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that it is detrimental to the
child, and not in the best interest of the child, to be placed in sole custody,
joint legal custody or joint physical custody of a parent who has a history of
perpetrating family violence. [Based on MS Code, Title 93, Section
93-5-24]
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MS CHILD SUPPORT: The "Income Shares" model is used as a base for determining child support. When proof shows that both
parents have separate incomes or estates, the court may require that each parent
contribute to the support and maintenance of the children of the marriage in
proportion to the relative financial ability of each. The duty of support of a
child terminates upon the emancipation of the child. [Based on Mississippi
Code, Title 93, Section 93-5-23]
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