Mississippi No-Fault Divorce (No Children)
Uncontested Divorce About this Form:  This is a no-fault divorce form for use within the State of Mississippi (BILL OF COMPLAINT OF DIVORCE). Most courts will require that this form be completed and filed along with a Marital Settlement Agreement. Please note that in Paragraph 5 (Grounds for Divorce), the Complainant will need to specify grounds for divorce that are recognized as valid within the State of Mississippi. Mississippi law recognizes only the following grounds as sufficient for granting a no-fault divorce: Irreconcilable differences.


BILL OF COMPLAINT OF DIVORCE

CHANCERY COURT OF __________________ COUNTY, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

In re: the Marriage of

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Complainant

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Docket No.

The Complainant, _______________________________, respectfully declares the following:

1. Complainant's  Residence:  Complainant  resides at ____________________________________________________________________ [insert Complainant's address] and has been a resident of the State of Mississippi for _________ [insert period of residence in months and years].

2. Defendant's  Residence:  Defendant resides at ____________________________________________________________________ [insert Defendant's address] and has been a resident of the State of Mississippi for _________ [insert period of residence in months and years].

3. Marriage:  On ______________________, _____, in  __________________ (city), __________________ (county), __________________ (state), the Complainant and Defendant married. An official copy of the marriage license is attached to this BILL OF COMPLAINT OF DIVORCE.

4. Jurisdiction:  This Court is that of proper jurisdiction to hear this cause. The Defendant has agreed to file an Affidavit of Consent in this cause.  Neither the Complainant or Defendant has been involved in any litigation or other proceeding involving the other party in this or any other jurisdiction with respect to their marriage or any other domestic matter.

5. Grounds for No-Fault:  Complainant wishes a dissolution of marriage with Defendant based on the following grounds:
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[Note: This paragraph must describe sufficient legal basis for divorce as recognized by the laws of the State of Mississippi. Sufficient basis for a no-fault divorce within Mississippi is limited to the following: Irreconcilable differences.

6. Marital Settlement Agreement:  Complainant and Defendant ___________ have (copy attached) ___________ have not entered into a Marital Settlement Agreement.

7. Other Declarations:
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NOW, THEREFORE, Complainant requests that the court order a DECREE OF DIVORCE and such further relief as Complainant may have requested herein.

Verification

I, ______________________________________________[name of Petitioner], affirm under penalty of perjury that I am the Petitioner in the foregoing BILL OF COMPLAINT OF DIVORCE and that all statements in this Petition are accurate to the best of my knowledge. I have filed this Complaint in good faith and have not colluded with anyone in relation to it.

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Petitioner's Signature Date

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Petitioner's Address, Line 1

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Petitioner's Address, Line 2

Subscribed and sworn to before me on this ____ day of __________________, 20_____.

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Notary



AFFIDAVIT OF CONSENT

CHANCERY COURT OF __________________ COUNTY, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

In re: the Marriage of

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Complainant

and

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Defendant )
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1. A BILL OF COMPLAINT OF DIVORCE was filed between Complainant and Defendant on the _________ day of __________________, 20____.

2. The marriage between Complainant and Defendant is irretrievably broken and efforts at reconciliation have failed.

3. I, _______________________________, have received a copy of the BILL OF COMPLAINT OF DIVORCE, and I have read it thoroughly and understand it. I do not wish to contest this proceeding. I do not object to the declarations made in the BILL OF COMPLAINT OF DIVORCE. I do hereby consent to the relief requested in therein and to the entry of a DECREE OF DIVORCE dissolving and forever terminating the marriage between Complainant and Defendant. I consent that the court may hear this cause on any day convenient to the court without further notice to me. I further consent that the court may enter any order granting any and all the relief sought in the BILL OF COMPLAINT OF DIVORCE.

4. I waive any and all rights I may have to a motion for a new trial, a record testimony, findings of fact and conclusions of law, notice of trial, a notice of entry of a DECREE OF DIVORCE and my right to appeal. I do not waive any future rights I may have to the modification of any judgment or decree in relation to this cause.

5. I affirm under penalty of perjury that all statements in this Affidavit of Consent are accurate to the best of my knowledge. I have filed this Affidavit of Consent in good faith and have not colluded with anyone in relation to it, nor have I been subject to any force or duress in signing it.

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Signature Date

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Address, Line 1

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Address, Line 2

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF ________________

Subscribed and sworn to before me on this ____ day of __________________, 20_____.

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Notary
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