Opinion ID: 4515664
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Heading: False Accusations of Infidelity

Text: ¶23. Karrah next asserts that Richard “made false accusations of infidelity.” “[F]alse accusations of infidelity, made habitually over a long period of time without reasonable cause . . . constitute cruel and inhuman treatment.” Richard, 711 So. 2d at 889 (citing Hibner v. Hibner, 217 Miss. 611, 64 So. 2d 756, 757 (Miss. 1953)). Karrah testified that Richard falsely accused her of infidelity “a few times . . . mostly towards the end [of their relationship] . . . .” Such accusations made only “a handful of times” over a short period of time do not amount to habitual cruel and inhuman treatment. Id.