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U.S. State Codes
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Mississippi
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Title 93 - Domestic Relations
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Chapter 5 - Divorce and Alimony
Chapter 5 - Divorce and Alimony
§ 93-5-1. Causes for divorce
§ 93-5-2. Divorce on ground of irreconcilable differences
§ 93-5-3. Not mandatory to deny divorce because of recrimination
§ 93-5-4. Offended spouse’s failure to leave marital domicile or separate from offending spouse no impediment to divorce
§ 93-5-5. Residence requirements for divorce
§ 93-5-7. Conduct of divorce proceedings
§ 93-5-9. Minors as parties to divorce proceedings
§ 93-5-11. Filing of complaints; transfer of venue
§ 93-5-13. Guardian ad litem
§ 93-5-15. Guardian for spouse who becomes mentally ill may sue for divorce
§ 93-5-17. Proceedings to be had in open court
§ 93-5-19. Witnesses; depositions
§ 93-5-21. Exclusion of spectators from courtroom
§ 93-5-23. Custody of children; alimony; effect of military duty on custody and visitation
§ 93-5-24. Types of custody awarded by court; joint custody; no presumption in favor of maternal custody; access to information pertaining to child by noncustodial parent; restrictions on custody by parent with history of perpetrating family violence; rebuttable presumption that such custody is not in the best interest of the child; factors in reaching determinations; visitation orders
§ 93-5-25. Effect of judgment of divorce
§ 93-5-26. Noncustodial parent’s right of access to records and information pertaining to minor children
§ 93-5-27. Marital rights cease with judgment of divorce
§ 93-5-29. Divorced persons not to cohabit
§ 93-5-31. Judgment of divorce may be revoked
§ 93-5-33. Statistical requirements
§ 93-5-34. Child custody and visitation when a parent receives temporary duty, deployment or mobilization orders from the military