by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
(1) Whenever any person specified under Section 93-17-207 wishes to obtain medical, social or genetic background information about an adoptee or nonidentifying information about the birth parents of such adoptee, and the information is not on file with the bureau and...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
(1) The bureau or the agency shall release the nonidentifying information maintained as provided in Section 93-17-205 for a reasonable fee, including the actual cost of reproduction, to any of the following persons upon request made with sufficient proof of identity:...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
(1) The bureau shall maintain a centralized adoption records file for all adoptions performed in this state after July 1, 2005, which shall include the following information: (a) The medical and social history of the birth parents, including information regarding...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(a) “Agency” means a county welfare department, a licensed or nonlicensed adoption agency or any other individual or entity assisting in...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
Sections 93-17-201 through 93-17-223 may be cited as the “Mississippi Adoption Confidentiality Act.”Miss. Code § 93-17-201Laws, 1992, ch. 306, § 1, eff. 7/1/1992.
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
Consistent with federal law, the Mississippi Department of Public Welfare and the Division of Medicaid, Office of the Governor of the State of Mississippi, in connection with the administration of Sections 93-17-101 through 93-17-109 and any compact entered into...
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