In all cases of divorce from the bonds of matrimony, the marital rights shall cease with the judgment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 93-5-27
Marital rights cease with judgment of divorce
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 295 So. 2d 766 - Hudson v. State (1974)
Most recently applied in Yager v. Gregory Cattle Co. (June 1994)
Codes, 1930, § 1423; 1942, § 2745; Laws, 1924, ch. 163; Laws, 1991, ch. 573, § 134, eff from and after July 1, 1991.
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