Mississippi Legislature

1999 Regular Session

House Bill 267

[Introduced]

Description: Child custody; remove maternal presumption in divorce cases.

History of Actions:

1	01/05/99	(H)		Referred To Judiciary A
2	02/02/99	(H)		Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 1999
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
3/5ths vote required		No

House Committee:

• Judiciary A

Principal Author: Moak

Code Sections: A 093-0005-0024, A 093-0005-0023

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-5-24, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THERE SHALL BE NO PRESUMPTION THAT CHILD CUSTODY SHOULD BE AWARDED TO THE MOTHER DURING DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 93-5-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/02/99 at 17:06.

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