Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

House Bill 131

Description: Adoption; guardian ad litem not required when adoption is by certain relatives.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1	01/12/00	(H)		Referred To Judiciary A
2	03/07/00	(H)		Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2000
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
3/5ths vote required		No

House Committee:

• Judiciary A

Principal Author: Guice

Code Sections: A 093-0017-0005, A 093-0017-0008

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-17-5 AND 93-17-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN AD LITEM IS NOT REQUIRED WHEN A CHILD IS TO BE ADOPTED BY CERTAIN RELATIVES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/07/00 at 17:20.

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