History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Adoption; provide for evaluation of and waiting period for certain out-of-state adoption petitioners.
| 1 | 01/19/98 | (H) | Referred To Judiciary A | |
| 2 | 02/03/98 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 1998 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Bourdeaux
Code Sections: A 093-0017-0003, A 093-0017-0005, A 093-0017-0011, A 093-0017-0013
Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE A PREPLACEMENT EVALUATION OF THE PETITIONER IN ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS IN WHICH THE PETITIONER IS NOT A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE AND IS SEEKING TO ADOPT A CHILD WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE AND WHO IS NOT A RELATIVE OF THE PETITIONER, TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF THE PETITIONER AS AN ADOPTIVE PARENT; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY SUCH PETITIONER MUST HAVE A CURRENT, FAVORABLE WRITTEN PREPLACEMENT EVALUATION BEFORE HE MAY ADOPT SUCH A CHILD; TO PRESCRIBE THE CONTENTS OF A PREPLACEMENT EVALUATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO REVIEW AND INVESTIGATE CIRCUMSTANCES OF PLACEMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE OF REVIEW FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES IN ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS CERTIFYING THAT ALL LEGAL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET FOR AN ADOPTION, INCLUDING THE PREPLACEMENT EVALUATION IF REQUIRED; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL BE A PARTY TO ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A PETITIONER IN AN ADOPTION PROCEEDING WHO IS NOT A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE SEEKS TO ADOPT A CHILD WHO RESIDES IN THIS STATE AND WHO IS NOT A RELATIVE OF THE PETITIONER, THE COURT MUST FIRST HAVE RECEIVED THE REQUIRED PREPLACEMENT EVALUATION BEFORE IT MAY ENTER ANY ADOPTION DECREE; TO PROVIDE THAT IN ANY SUCH CASE, THE COURT SHALL NOT ENTER A DECREE UNTIL THE CHILD HAS BEEN IN THE STATE FOR NOT LESS THAN 14 DAYS AFTER THE CHILD'S BIRTH; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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