One of the most frequent questions that a Mississippi divorce lawyer gets asked is “What are the grounds for divorce?” In Mississippi the courts have decided that there are 12 legal grounds for divorce. Here are they are, with the top three reasons listed first.

1. Habitual Cruel and Inhuman Treatment
2. Adultery
3. Desertion
4. Natural Impotency
5. Sentenced to a Penitentiary
6. Habitual Drunkenness
7. Habitual Drug Use
8. Insanity at the Time of Marriage
9. Bigamy
10. Pregnancy of Wife by Another at the Time of Marriage, Without Husband’s Knowledge
11. Incest
12. Incurable Insanity

You can find more detailed information about these Mississippi grounds for divorce on our website HERE.

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