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What Are My Options for Getting a Divorce?
You have the option to sue your spouse for a divorce on a "fault ground" which you will be required to prove in court. Mississippi recognizes 12 fault grounds:
If contested, divorces on fault grounds usually take longer and are more expensive than divorces on Irreconcilable Differences. Fortunately, many divorce cases that begin on fault grounds end up being compromised and settled on grounds of Irreconcilable Differences.
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In order to file for divorce in Mississippi, a party must give grounds for divorce and prove them with evidence or testimony. Mississippi recognizes the following grounds for divorce: irreconcilable differences (which is no-fault) and other grounds that include impotence, adultery, incarceration, felony conviction, drug or alcohol abuse, insanity for at least a three-year period, the wifes pregnancy by someone else without the husband being aware, willful desertion for at least one year, cruel and inhuman treatment, incest, and one spouse lacking the mental capability to consent to terminate a marriage.
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