§ 93-15-123. Court discretion not to terminate

MS Code § 93-15-123 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) The Department of Child Protection Services has documented compelling and extraordinary reasons why terminating the parent’s parental rights would not be in the child’s best interests;

(b) There is a likelihood that continuing reasonable efforts for achieving reunification will be successful;

(c) Terminating the parent’s parental rights would inappropriately relieve the parent of the parent’s financial or support obligations to the child; or

(d) The child is being cared for by the other parent, or a relative, guardian, or custodian, in a residence not occupied by the abusive or neglectful parent and terminating the parent’s parental rights would not expedite the process for obtaining a satisfactory permanency outcome.