The father’s liabilities for past education and necessary support and maintenance and other expenses are limited to a period of one (1) year next preceding the commencement of an action.
Miss. Code Ann. § 93-9-11
Limitation on recovery from father
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Burnett v. Burnett (2001)
Most recently applied in Brown v. Weatherspoon (November 2012)
Codes, 1942, § 383-03; Laws, 1962, ch. 312, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 1962.
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