§ 93-15-109. Surrender of a child to the Department of Child Protection Services or a home
A parent may accomplish the surrender of a child to the Department of Child Protection Services or to a home by: Delivering the child to the Department of Child Protection Services or the home; Executing an affidavit of a written agreement that names the child and which vests in the Department of Child Protection Services […]
§ 93-15-111. Termination by written voluntary release
The court may accept the parent’s written voluntary release if it meets the following minimum requirements: Is signed under oath and dated at least seventy-two (72) hours after the birth of the child; States the parent’s full name, the relationship of the parent to the child, and the parent’s address; States the child’s full name, […]
§ 93-15-113. Conduct of hearing for involuntary termination of parental rights; counsel for parent
A hearing on the involuntary termination of parental rights shall be conducted without a jury and in accordance with the Mississippi Rules of Evidence. The court may exclude the child from the hearing if the court determines that the exclusion of the child from the hearing is in the child’s best interest. At the beginning […]
§ 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
When reasonable efforts for reunification are required for a child who is in the custody of, or under the supervision of, the Department of Child Protection Services pursuant to youth court proceedings, the court hearing a petition under this chapter may terminate the parental rights of a parent if, after conducting an evidentiary hearing, the […]
§ 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
When reasonable efforts for reunification are not required, a court hearing a petition under this chapter may terminate the parental rights of a parent if, after conducting an evidentiary hearing, the court finds by clear and convincing evidence: That the child has been adjudicated abused or neglected; That the child has been in the custody […]
§ 93-15-101. Short title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Termination of Parental Rights Law.”
§ 93-15-103. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter, unless a different meaning is plainly expressed by the context, the following definitions apply: “Abandonment” means any conduct by the parent, whether consisting of a single incident or actions over an extended period of time, that evinces a settled purpose to relinquish all parental claims and responsibilities to the child. […]