by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
(a) A complainant may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this state applies.(b) A complainant may file a direct request seeking recognition and...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
(a) In a support proceeding under this article, the Department of Human Services of this state shall: (1) Transmit and receive applications; and(2) Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state.(b) The...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
The Department of Human Services of this state is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the Convention.Miss. Code § 93-25-703Added by Laws, 2015, ch. 367, SB 2301, 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
This article applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of this article is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6, this article controls.Miss. Code § 93-25-702Added by Laws, 2015, ch. 367, SB 2301, 1, eff....
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
In this article:(1) “Application” means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority.(2) “Central authority” means the entity...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child-support order not under the Convention may register that order in this state under Sections 93-25-601 through 93-25-608 if the order has not been registered. A complaint...
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