If a complainant or cross-complainant in a divorce action shall prove grounds entitling him to a divorce, it shall not be mandatory on any chancellor to deny such party a divorce, even though the evidence might establish recrimination on the part of such complainant or cross-complainant.
Miss. Code Ann. § 93-5-3
Not mandatory to deny divorce because of recrimination
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Cherry v. Cherry (1991)
Most recently applied in Carambat v. Carambat (October 2011)
Codes, 1942, § 2735.5; Laws, 1964, ch. 297, eff from and after passage (approved April 24, 1964
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