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No! Legally, it's her home, too?even if it's only his name on the mortgage, deed, or lease. It doesn't matter whether you rent or own, your spouse can't just kick you out of the marital residence.

In a community property state, spouses getting a divorce must generally split assets acquired during the marriage down the middle. While divorce laws vary by state, there are only a handful of community property states in the U.S. And Mississippi is not one of them.

A married couple's shared assets must be divided ?equitably? in a Mississippi divorce. However, the assets are not usually divided in a 50/50 split. Instead, the courts will fairly divide the assets while accounting for each spouse's needs, their standard of living before the divorce, and other factors.

The nine community property states in the U.S. are Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. In community property states, all assets and debts acquired during the marriage are considered joint property and are divided equally between spouses in the event of a divorce.

No. Mississippi does not formally recognize legal separations. This means you can separate from your spouse informally, but a court won't issue a legal separation order. Mississippi law offers couples an alternative to legal separations?maintenance orders.

All states, including Mississippi, allow ?no-fault" divorce. Under this law, you don't have to allege or prove any specific wrongdoing on the part of your spouse in order to get a divorce.