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U.S. State Codes
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Mississippi
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Title 93 - Domestic Relations
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Chapter 17 - Adoption, Chan...
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Article 1 - In General.
Article 1 - In General.
§ 93-17-1. Jurisdiction to alter names and legitimate offspring; legitimation by subsequent marriage
§ 93-17-3. Jurisdiction for adoption or readoption proceedings; who may be adopted; who may adopt; venue of adoption proceedings; certificate of child’s condition; change of name; adoption by couples of same gender prohibited; completion of home study; compliance with Interstate Compact for Placement of Children and Indian Child Welfare Act
§ 93-17-5. Parties to adoption proceeding; consent of child
§ 93-17-6. Petition for determination of rights in proposed adoption of natural child; service of process in the adoption of a foreign born child
§ 93-17-7. Parental objection; causes for termination of parental rights
§ 93-17-8. Contested adoptions
§ 93-17-11. Investigation; interlocutory decree; appeal
§ 93-17-12. Authority of court to impose fee for court-ordered home study relating to child custody matters and in all adoptions
§ 93-17-13. Final decree and effect thereof; completion of home study before final decree entered
§ 93-17-14. Home study in international adoptions valid for 24 months
§ 93-17-15. Limitation on action to set aside final decree
§ 93-17-17. Grounds for setting aside proceedings limited
§ 93-17-19. Costs
§ 93-17-21. Revised birth certificate
§ 93-17-23. Re-adoption
§ 93-17-25. Proceedings and records confidential; use in court or administrative proceedings
§ 93-17-27. References to marital status of natural parents prohibited
§ 93-17-29. References to parents and child in docket entries and decrees
§ 93-17-31. Clerks to keep separate index, docket and minute books