Section 93-9-3 – Construction

May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi

Nothing herein contained shall be construed as abridging the power and jurisdiction of the chancery courts of the State of Mississippi, exercised over the estates of minors, nor as an abridgment of the power and authority of said chancery courts or the chancellor in vacation or chancery clerk in vacation to appoint guardians for minors. The Uniform Law on Paternity shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it.

Miss. Code § 93-9-3

Codes, 1942, § 383-23; Laws, 1962, ch. 312, § 23, eff. 7/1/1962.