MISSISSIPPI

The spouse filing for divorce must have been a resident for at least 6 months, and not have secured residency for the purpose of obtaining a divorce.  If either spouse is a member of the armed services then both spouses are considered residents if stationed in Mississippi. If the grounds for divorce are irreconcilable differences, then papers should be filed in: 1) the county where either spouse resides, if both spouses are residents of Mississippi or 2) the county where one spouse resides if the other spouse is a non-resident of Mississippi. [Mississippi Code Annotated; Section 93, Chapter 5-5].

 

The only no-fault ground for Mississippi is: Irreconcilable differences. However no divorce on these grounds will be granted unless: 1) the divorce is not contested or the irreconcilable differences are not denied by the other spouse; and 2) adequate child custody, maintenance, and property distribution arrangements have been made by the spouses by a written agreement. In addition , an affidavit must be filed stating that there is no collusion between the spouses. [Mississippi Code Annotated; Section 93, Chapters 5-1, 5-2 and 5-7].