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Miss. Code Ann. § 93-20-104

Subject-matter jurisdiction

Known as the Mississippi Guardianship and Conservatorship Act

The act spans §§ 93-20-101 to 93-20-431 (84 sections).

Laws, 2019, ch. 463, § 1, eff from and after January 1, 2020.

(1) Except to the extent jurisdiction is precluded by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (Title 93, Chapter 27, Mississippi Code of 1972), the chancery court has jurisdiction over a guardianship or conservatorship for a respondent domiciled or present in this state or having property in this state.

(2) After notice is given in a proceeding for a guardianship or conservatorship and until termination of the proceeding, the court in which the petition is filed has: Exclusive jurisdiction to determine the need for the guardianship or conservatorship;

(3) Exclusive jurisdiction to determine how property of the respondent must be managed, expended, or distributed to or for the use of the respondent, an individual who is dependent in fact on the respondent, or other claimant;

(4) Nonexclusive jurisdiction to determine the validity of a claim against the respondent or property of the respondent or a question of title concerning the property; and

(5) If a guardian or conservator is appointed, exclusive jurisdiction over issues related to administration of the guardianship or conservatorship.

(6) A court that appoints a guardian or conservator has exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over the proceeding until the court terminates the proceeding.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.