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Sen. Sally Doty, R-Brookhaven, authored a bill that would add domestic violence as grounds for divorce in Mississippi; the bill passed through the Senate Judiciary-A Committee and is on the Senate Calendar. Photo courtesy Mississippi Legislature

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Domestic Abuse May Become Grounds for Divorce in Mississippi

Domestic violence is not currently grounds for divorce in Mississippi, a state where "natural impotency" is listed first as legal grounds for divorce.

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