Adds incurable mental illness as a ground for divorce in Mississippi.
Mississippi HB1271 adds incurable mental illness as a ground for divorce. This requires two physicians to confirm the diagnosis and for the patient to have been under treatment for at least three years. The bill also creates a 13th ground for divorce when reconciliation is impractical or futile. The court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the person with mental illness if no legal guardian exists.
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