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Property Division Recent Article List Divorce Division of Property 101 One of the most common questions divorce lawyers get is, Does it make any difference whose name the property is titled in? For the most part, the answer is, No, it does not make any difference whose name the property is titled in. The second most asked question is, Because I earned this money doesn’t it mean that I get to keep all of it? Again, the answer is, No, for the most part it doesn’t mean you get to keep all of it. Property Division Upon Divorce in Mississippi Mississippi is an equitable distribution state. This means that regardless of whose name an asset is titled, the Court is charged with the duty of looking at the entire makeup of the marital estate in making a determination as to what a fair order for divorce will include. The marital estate is basically everything that is acquired, both assets and liabilities, during the course of a marriage. Division of Property in Mississippi Upon dissolution of a marriage, the court has the authority to divide real and personal property and to award periodic, lump sum, and/or rehabilitative alimony. Recent Property Divsion Blog Posts     All Property Division Blog Posts Related Article Archives Property & Debt Division Property Valuations Premarital Agreements     All Article Archives Navigate:   Home States Mississippi Divorce Source Mississippi Divorce Articles, News and Resources Property Division Start Your Mississippi Online Divorce Today Easy, Fast and Affordable with a 100% Guarantee. Find Mississippi Divorce Professionals in Your Area: Choose a County! ADAMS ALCORN AMITE ATTALA BENTON BOLIVAR CALHOUN CARROLL CHICKASAW CHOCTAW CLAIBORNE CLARKE CLAY COAHOMA COPIAH COVINGTON DESOTO FORREST FRANKLIN GEORGE GREENE GRENADA HANCOCK HARRISON HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS ISSAQUENA ITAWAMBA JACKSON JASPER JEFFERSON JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES KEMPER LAFAYETTE LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE LEAKE LEE LEFLORE LINCOLN LOWNDES MADISON MARION MARSHALL MONROE MONTGOMERY NESHOBA NEWTON NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA PANOLA PEARL RIVER PERRY PIKE PONTOTOC PRENTISS QUITMAN RANKIN SCOTT SHARKEY SIMPSON SMITH STONE SUNFLOWER TALLAHATCHIE TATE TIPPAH TISHOMINGO TUNICA UNION WALTHALL WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WEBSTER WILKINSON WINSTON YALOBUSHA YAZOO Join the Network Mississippi Divorce Products, Services and Solutions Mississippi Divorce Resources to Help You Through the Process. Mississippi Mandatory Online Parenting Class Easy and convenient - complete at your own pace online. Discount Divorce Bookstore Over 100 Titles of the Best Books on Divorce & Custody. Divorce Download Center Instantly Download, Books, Manuals, & Forms. Free Mississippi Divorce Worksheet & Separation Agreement Your Guide to Get Organized and Put Everything in Writing. Mississippi decides property division based on equitable distribution, and they are the only state in the U.S. that takes the name on the title of property into account.

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