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Home » US Law » 2020 Mississippi Code » Title 93 - Domestic Relations » Chapter 15 - Mississippi Termination of Parental Rights Law » § 93-15-109. Surrender of a child to the Department of Child Protection Services or a home
  1. A parent may accomplish the surrender of a child to the Department of Child Protection Services or to a home by:
    1. Delivering the child to the Department of Child Protection Services or the home;
    2. Executing an affidavit of a written agreement that names the child and which vests in the Department of Child Protection Services or the home the exclusive custody, care and control of the child; and
    3. Executing a written voluntary release as set forth in Section 93-15-111(2).
  2. If a child has been surrendered to a home or other agency operating under the laws of another state, and the child is delivered into the custody of a petitioner or home within this state, the execution of consent by the nonresident home or agency shall be sufficient.
  3. Nothing in this section prohibits the delivery and surrender of a child to an emergency medical services provider pursuant to Sections 43-15-201 through 43-15-209.