§ 93-11-105. Administrative orders
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 93-11-103, the Department of Human Services shall be authorized to implement administrative orders for withholding without the necessity of obtaining an order through judicial proceedings. The administrative order for withholding shall be implemented pursuant to a previously rendered order for support and shall be on a form prescribed by the […]
§ 93-11-111. Duties of payor; payments to obligee; fees
It shall be the duty of any payor who has been served with a copy of the order for withholding and an attached affidavit of accounting, a certified record of payments, or judgment for delinquency to deduct and pay over income as provided in this section. The payor shall deduct the amount designated in the […]
§ 93-11-113. Modification, suspension, or termination of orders
At any time, an obligor, obligee, the department or clerk of the court may petition the court to: Modify, suspend or terminate the order for withholding because of a modification, suspension or termination of the underlying order for support; or Modify the amount of income to be withheld to reflect payment in full of the […]
§ 93-11-115. Additional notice requirements; records, legal forms, and information
An obligee who is receiving income withholding payments under Sections 93-11-101 through 93-11-119 shall notify the department of any change of address within seven (7) days of such change. An obligee who is a recipient of public aid shall send a copy of any notice filed pursuant to Section 93-11-103 to the department. An obligor […]
§ 93-11-116. Order for withholding based upon support order from foreign jurisdiction; procedural requirements
An obligee who seeks a wage withholding order based upon an order for support from a foreign jurisdiction, must comply with the provisions of Sections 93-12-1 through 93-12-19.
§ 93-11-117. Penalties
In cases in which a payor willfully fails to withhold or pay over income pursuant to a valid order for withholding, the following penalties shall apply: The payor shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than: Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); or One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) in an instance where the failure to […]
§ 93-11-118. Fraudulent conveyance of assets by obligor
Indicia of fraud which create a prima facie case that an obligor transferred income or property to avoid payment of child support to an obligee or department on behalf of an obligee shall be as stated in Section 15-3-3, Mississippi Code of 1972. Remedies for such fraudulent conveyance shall include, but not be limited to, […]
§ 93-11-64. Use of social security numbers for locating parents
The Department of Human Services and its divisions, and any agency, office or registry established by the department, or which works in conjunction with the department, or is authorized to supply information to the department, may use Social Security numbers for the purpose of locating parents or alleged parents, establishing parentage, and establishing the amount […]
§ 93-11-65. Custody and support of minor children; additional remedies; determination of emancipation; temporary support awarded pending determination of parentage; effect of military duty on custody and visitation
In addition to the right to proceed under Section 93-5-23, Mississippi Code of 1972, and in addition to the remedy of habeas corpus in proper cases, and other existing remedies, the chancery court of the proper county shall have jurisdiction to entertain suits for the custody, care, support and maintenance of minor children and to […]
§ 93-11-67. Personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
In an action for child support, a court may exercise personal jurisdiction over and enter a judgment in personam against a defendant if personal service of process is made as provided below and if the parties had resided in a marital relationship with each other in this state for thirty (30) days and if the […]