Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 1117

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Description: Surname of child; best interest of child determining factor in paternity proceedings.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

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

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2005
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committee:

• Judiciary A

Principal Author: Gregory

Additional Authors: Clark, Fillingane, Hamilton (6th), Hines, Ishee, Masterson, Jennings, Ellington, Martinson, Moore, Stevens, Zuber

Code Sections: A 093-0009-0009, A 041-0057-0023

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-9-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN PATERNITY PROCEEDINGS THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD SHALL DETERMINE THE SURNAME OF A CHILD; TO AMEND SECTION 41-57-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/31/05 at 10:05.

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