Anderson v. Anderson
Court of Appeals of the State of Mississippi
54 So. 3d 850 (Miss. Ct. App. 2010)
Relevant factsFree
Donald (plaintiff) sought divorce from Merlene (defendant) for habitual cruel and inhuman treatment, alleging physical and verbal abuse of him and his children plus false adultery accusations; a guardian ad litem found insufficient evidence of child abuse, and while the chancery court found Merlene's adultery accusations unfounded and granted Donald a divorce on that basis, Merlene had actually presented circumstantial evidence supporting her suspicions.
IssueFree
Whether unkindness or rudeness is sufficient to support the granting of a divorce based on habitual cruel and inhuman treatment.