Release of conserved funds upon termination of CPS custody or legal responsibility

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-513, under Foster Youth Earned Benefits Protection for Success Act.

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-513

(a) Upon termination of CPS’s custody or legal responsibility for the child, the department shall release any remaining conserved funds as follows:(a) To the child, if the child is at least eighteen (18) years of age or emancipated; or(b) To the person responsible for the child, if the child remains a minor and is not emancipated.

(a) To the child, if the child is at least eighteen (18) years of age or emancipated; or

(b) To the person responsible for the child, if the child remains a minor and is not emancipated.