Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Marriage and family therapists; revise competency to testify in alimony, custody or divorce actions.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/04 (S) Referred To Judiciary | |
| 2 | 01/30 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2001 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Smith
Code Section: A 073-0054-0039
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-54-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST SHALL BE INCOMPETENT TO TESTIFY IN ALIMONY, CUSTODY OR DIVORCE ACTIONS IF THE THERAPIST HAS BEEN DULY LICENSED AS OF THE TIME OF THE PROPOSED TESTIMONY, EVEN THOUGH THE LICENSE WAS OBTAINED SUBSEQUENT TO THE TIME OF THERAPY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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