Jurisdiction
Known as the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act
The act spans §§ 93–93 (12 sections).
Laws, 2009, ch. 450, § 5, eff from and after July 1, 2009.
A petition under this chapter may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under Section 93-27-204 if the court finds a credible risk of abduction.
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.