Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Adoptions; revise waiting time for filing petition for determination of father's rights.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 02/23 (H) Referred To Judiciary A | |
| 2 | 03/09 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2004 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Holland
Code Sections: A 093-0017-0005, A 093-0017-0006
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-17-5 AND 93-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THE MINIMUM WAITING TIME FOR FILING A PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF A FATHER'S RIGHTS IN AN ADOPTION PROCEEDING TO THE SAME TIME PERIOD AFTER A CHILD'S BIRTH THAT PARENTS CAN CONSENT TO ADOPTION OF THE CHILD, WHICH IS SEVENTY-TWO HOURS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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