In 2001, Elizabeth Freels knew her marriage of seven years was over, and she wanted a divorce. But her husband, David, felt otherwise. He didn't want one. Elizabeth said he told her, "I will not give ...

In 2001, Elizabeth Freels knew her marriage of seven years was over, and she wanted a divorce. But her husband, David, felt otherwise. He didn't want one. Elizabeth said he told her: "I will not give ...

In 2001, Elizabeth Freels knew her marriage of seven years was over, and she wanted a divorce. But her husband, David, felt otherwise. He didn't want one. Elizabeth said he told her, "I will not give ...

Mississippi will not add domestic violence as a reason for divorce.A final version of a bill that would have allowed divorces for that reason passed the House on Wednesday, but died in the Senate a ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge on Monday refused to grant a divorce to a lesbian couple who got married in California, saying the marriage wasn’t recognized under state law, according to ...

The Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence is asking the state's high court to agree with a Coast judge that ruled Mississippi's lack of a true "no-fault" divorce grounds is unconstitutional.

A narrowly divided Mississippi Supreme Court has voted to allow a lesbian couple to seek a divorce.The ruling Thursday was 5-4, but two justices questioned the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing ...

In 2001, Elizabeth Freels knew her marriage of seven years was over, and she wanted a divorce. But her husband, David, felt otherwise. He didn't want one. Elizabeth said he told her, "I will not give ...

Mississippi’s antiquated divorce laws, experts say, trap spouses and children in abusive situations and financial limbo. The state’s complex and expensive divorce process puts low-income people at a ...

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi's state Legislature has passed a bill unanimously that would allow abused spouses to more easily get a divorce, the first major change to the state’s antiquated divorce ...

Mississippi's high divorce rate "tells me that they are already finding plenty of reasons and grounds to divorce," said Burks, who also believes the domestic-abuse bill already lines up with the cruel ...