For all purposes of this chapter, the chancery court shall be a court of general jurisdiction and it is declared to be the public policy of the state that no adoption proceedings shall be permitted to be set aside except for jurisdictional defects and for failure to file and prosecute the same under the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-17
Grounds for setting aside proceedings limited
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Matter of Adoption of RMPC (1987)
Most recently applied in F.D.P. v. J.S.B. (July 2002)
Codes, 1942, § 1269-07; Laws, 1955, Ex. ch. 34, § 7, eff from and after July 1, 1955.
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