by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
(1) A hearing on the involuntary termination of parental rights shall be conducted without a jury and in accordance with the Mississippi Rules of Evidence. The court may exclude the child from the hearing if the court determines that the exclusion of the child from...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
(1) The court may accept the parent’s written voluntary release if it meets the following minimum requirements: (a) Is signed under oath and dated at least seventy-two (72) hours after the birth of the child;(b) States the parent’s full name, the...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
(1) A parent may accomplish the surrender of a child to the Department of Child Protection Services or to a home by: (a) Delivering the child to the Department of Child Protection Services or the home;(b) Executing an affidavit of a written agreement that names the...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
(1)(a) Involuntary termination of parental rights proceedings are commenced upon the filing of a petition under this chapter. The petition may be filed by any interested person, or any agency, institution or person holding custody of the child. The simultaneous filing...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
(1) The chancery court has original exclusive jurisdiction over all termination of parental rights proceedings except when a county court sitting as a youth court has acquired jurisdiction of a child in an abuse or neglect proceeding, then the county court shall have...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
For purposes of this chapter, unless a different meaning is plainly expressed by the context, the following definitions apply:(a) “Abandonment” means any conduct by the parent, whether consisting of a single incident or actions over an extended period of...
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