Overview: Getting a Divorce in Mississippi
An overview of the process of getting a divorce in Mississippi.
No-Fault Divorce or “Irreconcilable Differences”
A deep dive into how a no-fault divorce works.
Fault-Based Divorce
An overview of what it takes to get a divorce in Mississippi, even without your spouse’s consent.
Habitual, Cruel, and Inhuman Treatment
An in-depth overview of what constitutes Habitual, Cruel Treatment and how it can be grounds for divorce in Mississippi.
Overview: Eight Steps To Dividing Assets in Mississippi Divorce
An overview of how assets are divided in a divorce.
Step 1: Pick a Date
Deciding on the date that you and your spouse no longer share future assets.
Step 3: Value the Assets
Once the assets are listed, they must be valued. This is where it gets tricky.
Step 4: Characterize the Assets
Deciding what is marital property vs. what is non-marital property can be surprisingly complicated.
Step 5: Apply the Ferguson Analysis
This is where the rubber meets the road in a divorce trial.
Step 6: Divide the Assets
When it’s all said and done, how does a Chancellor decide who gets what?
Step 7: Consider Alimony
Whether to award alimony, and how much, goes hand-in-hand with the division of assets.
Step 8: Tidy Up
The final analysis. Is the distribution of assets and the award (or non-award) of alimony as fair as possible?
Overview: Alimony in Mississippi Divorce
Exploring all aspects of alimony in Mississippi divorce.
5 Different Aspects of Alimony in Mississippi Divorce
Alimony is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. There are different kinds of alimony, and each comes with its own set of rules. We explore each aspect in this post.
7 Different Kinds of Alimony
In Mississippi, there are 7 different kinds of alimony, which mix and match the 5 different aspects of alimony that we’ve just discussed in the previous post.