Amending Complaint as a Settlement Tool

Rule 15 of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure allows a party to amend once as of right without leave of Court.  Sometimes this can be a nice settlement tool in a divorce where there is sufficient communication between the parties.  One can file a complaint for divorce on irreconcilable differences to see if the other party will sign off on an agreement.  If they will not, you can file an amended complaint without leave of court to assert fault based grounds.  This can be helpful with high profile parties who want to minimize public exposure of their dirty laundry.