§ 93-7-1. Annulment of void marriages
All bigamous or incestuous marriages are void, and a declaration of nullity may be obtained at the suit of either party.
§ 93-7-11. Jurisdiction; pleading; process
The chancery courts of the State of Mississippi shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all suits for annulment and all suits for annulment shall be tried in term time or vacation, and the same rules of pleading and procedure shall apply as in divorce cases, and the laws of process now in force in […]
§ 93-7-13. Duty of court to make report
It shall be the duty of the chancery clerk to make a report of each annulment granted in his county to the state board of health on forms furnished by the state board of health in the same manner as now required by law for reporting divorces.
§ 93-7-3. Causes for annulment of marriages
A marriage may be annulled for any one (1) of the following causes existing at the time of the marriage ceremony: Incurable impotency. Adjudicated mental illness or incompetence of either or both parties. Action of a spouse who has been adjudicated mentally ill or incompetent may be brought by guardian, or in the absence of […]
§ 93-7-5. Legitimation of issue
Except for incestuous marriages, the issue of the parties to a void marriage conceived subsequent to the date thereof is legitimate, whether the marriage be declared void because of a prior existing marriage, or is annulled for some other cause.
§ 93-7-7. Custody of children
When an annulment shall be adjudged or a marriage declared void, the chancery court may, in its discretion, having regard to the circumstances of the parties and the nature of the case, as may seem equitable and just, make all orders touching the care, custody, and maintenance of the children of the marriage; and the […]
§ 93-7-9. Filing of complaint
The complaint for annulment shall be filed in the county where the defendant resides, or in the county where the marriage license was issued, or in the county where the plaintiff resides, if the defendant be a nonresident of this state.