The Mississippi Answer and Affirmative Defenses of Complaint for Divorce are legal documents that are used to respond to a Complaint for Divorce filed in Mississippi. This document allows the respondent to answer the allegations made in the Complaint for Divorce and to raise affirmative defenses. The types of Mississippi Answer and Affirmative Defenses of Complaint for Divorce include: • Denial: This is the most common type of Answer and Affirmative Defenses of Complaint for Divorce. The respondent can deny the allegations made in the Complaint for Divorce and can raise any relevant and applicable defenses to the allegations. • Affirmative Defenses: These defenses are raised to counter the allegations made in the Complaint for Divorce. Examples of affirmative defenses are: collusion, condo nation, recrimination, or caches. • Counterclaim: The respondent can raise a counterclaim in the Answer and Affirmative Defenses of Complaint for Divorce, which will serve as a defense to the allegations made in the Complaint for Divorce as well as allow the respondent to make a claim against the petitioner. • Default: If the respondent fails to file an Answer and Affirmative Defenses of Complaint for Divorce, a default judgment may be entered against them. • Waiver of Service & Answer: The respondent can waive their right to file an Answer and Affirmative Defenses of Complaint for Divorce and agree to the allegations in the Complaint for Divorce.