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In the English common law tradition, from which our legal doctrines and concepts have developed, a marriage was a contract based upon a voluntary private agreement by a man and a woman to become husband and wife. Marriage was viewed as the basis of the family unit and vital to the preservation of morals and civilization. Traditionally, the husband had a duty to provide a safe house, pay for necessities such as food and clothing, and live in the house. The wife's obligations were maintaining a home, living in the home, having sexual relations with her husband, and rearing the couple's children. Today the underlying concept that marriage is a legal contract still remains but due to changes in society the legal obligations are not the same. Marriage is chiefly regulated by the states. The Supreme Court has held that states are permitted to reasonably regulate the institution by prescribing who is allowed to marry, and how the marriage can be dissolved.

Courts in Mississippi
Mississippi State falls under the 5th Circuit. The website for the appeals court for this circuit is www.ca5.uscourts.gov. Mississippi State has the following courts -

Mississippi Northern Bankruptcy Court	http://www.msnb.uscourts.gov/
Mississippi Northern Bankruptcy Court	http://www.msnb.uscourts.gov/
Mississippi Northern District Court	http://www.msnd.uscourts.gov/
Mississippi Northern District Court	http://www.msnd.uscourts.gov/
Mississippi Southern Bankruptcy Court	http://www.mssb.uscourts.gov/
Mississippi Southern Bankruptcy Court	http://www.mssb.uscourts.gov/
Mississippi Southern District Court	http://www.mssd.uscourts.gov/
Mississippi Southern District Court	http://www.mssd.uscourts.gov/

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Demographic Information
City/Town: Brookhaven State: Mississippi Country: USA Population: 9,861

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Initial/pre-bench education for general jurisdiction judges was required in 30 States (including Puerto Rico), for limited jurisdiction judges in 31 States, and in 9 States for appellate judges. Continuing education for general jurisdiction judges was required in 44 States, for limited jurisdiction judges in 42 States, and in 38 States for appellate judges.

About two thirds (66%) of the juvenile felony defendants in the 40 large counties were convicted, either of a felony or a misdemeanor. Of those convicted, 64% were sentenced to jail or prison as the most serious penalty. The average prison sentence received was 90 months in 2000.

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