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Mississippi Termination of Parental Rights Law
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-1— §§ 93-15-1 through 93-15-11. Repealed
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-101— Short title
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-103— Definitions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-105— Jurisdiction and venue
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-107— Commencement of proceedings; parties; summons
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-109— Surrender of a child to the Department of Child Protection Services or a home
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-111— Termination by written voluntary release
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-113— Conduct of hearing for involuntary termination of parental rights; counsel for parent
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-115— Involuntary termination when child in care and custody or under the supervision of the Department of Child Protection Services pursuant to youth court proceedings and reasonable efforts for reunification are required; standard of proof
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-117— Involuntary termination when child in care and custody or under supervision of the Department of Child Protection Services pursuant to youth court proceedings and reasonable efforts for reunification are not required; standard of proof
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-119— Involuntary termination in chancery court for reasons of abandonment, desertion, or parental unfitness to raise the child; standard of proof
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-121— Grounds for termination
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-123— Court discretion not to terminate
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-125— Compliance with Indian Child Welfare Act
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-127— Effect on another parent’s rights
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-129— Petitions involving sexual abuse or serious bodily injury treated as preference case
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-131— Post-judgment proceedings
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-133— Review by Supreme Court