Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

House Bill 944

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Background

Title

Description: Adoption; authorize opening of adoption records when child reaches age eighteen years.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/17 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
2 02/04 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2003
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Principal Author: Barnett (92nd)

Code Sections: A 093-0017-0005, A 093-0017-0013, A 093-0017-0025, A 093-0017-0205, A 093-0017-0207, A 093-0017-0209, A 093-0017-0215, A 093-0017-0217, A 093-0017-0219, RP 093-0017-0223

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-17-5, 93-17-13, 93-17-25, 93-17-205, 93-17-207, 93-17-209, 93-17-215, 93-17-217 AND 93-17-219, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN ADOPTED CHILD WHO IS AGE EIGHTEEN YEARS OR OLDER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW THE IDENTITY OF THE BIOLOGICAL PARENTS OF SUCH CHILD; TO PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION TO SIBLINGS, PARENTS, OFFSPRING AND GUARDIANS OR CUSTODIANS; TO REPEAL SECTION 93-17-223, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROHIBITS ONE PARENT FROM DIVULGING THE IDENTITY OF THE OTHER PARENT TO AN ADOPTEE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 04/03/03 at 09:26.

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