Does Mississippi have Jurisdiction for your divorce?

You must either have been a resident of the State of Mississippi for at least 6 months prior to filing the Joint Complaint for Divorce, or your spouse is a resident of Mississippi and will be personally served the dissolution of marriage papers.

If you have minor children living with your spouse in another state for over six months then you should consider filing in that state as that court has jurisdiction over the children. Your spouse can waive that jurisdiction in writing.

You should file the divorce in the county where you presently reside, or in the County where your spouse resides, if she lives in another County. You or your spouse must have a Mississippi address in the county where you are filing your divorce. Mississippi civilian residents living overseas may file in Mississippi if they have maintained their residency in Mississippi.