Title 93, Domestic Relations

(1) A parent may accomplish the surrender of a child to the Department of Child Protection Services or to a home by:(a) Delivering the child to the Department of Child Protection Services or the home;(b) Executing an affidavit of a written agreement that names the child and which…

(1) The court shall accept the parent’s written voluntary release if it meets the following minimum requirements:(a) Is signed under oath and dated at least seventy-two (72) hours after the birth of the child;(b) States the parent’s full name, the relationship of the parent to th…

(1) A hearing on the involuntary termination of parental rights shall be conducted without a jury and in accordance with the Mississippi Rules of Evidence. The court may exclude the child from the hearing if the court determines that the exclusion of the child from the hearing is…

(a) When reasonable efforts for reunification are required for a child who is in the custody of, or under the supervision of, the Department of Child Protection Services pursuant to youth court proceedings, the court hearing a petition under this chapter may terminate the parenta…

(a) When reasonable efforts for reunification are not required, a court hearing a petition under this chapter may terminate the parental rights of a parent if, after conducting an evidentiary hearing, the court finds by clear and convincing evidence:(a) That the child has been ad…

(1) A court hearing a petition under this chapter may terminate the parental rights of a parent when, after conducting an evidentiary hearing, the court finds by clear and convincing evidence:(a) (i) That the parent has engaged in conduct constituting abandonment or desertion of …

(a) Any of the following, if established by clear and convincing evidence, may be grounds for termination of the parent’s parental rights if reunification between the parent and child is not desirable toward obtaining a satisfactory permanency outcome:(a) The parent has been medi…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the court may exercise its discretion not to terminate the parent’s parental rights in a proceeding under this chapter if the child’s safety and welfare will not be compromised or endangered and terminating the parent’s par…

(a) Compelling and extraordinary reasons why termination of parental rights would not be in the child’s best interests may include, but are not limited to:(a) When a child is being cared for by a relative and that relative, who is otherwise an appropriate, safe and loving placeme…

In any proceeding under this chapter, where the court knows or has reason to know that an Indian child is involved, the court must comply with the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 USCS Section 1901 et seq.) in regard to notice, appointment of counsel, examination of reports or other …

Termination under this chapter of a parent’s parental rights does not affect the parental rights of another parent.

In any case where a child has been removed from the custody and care of the parent due to sexual abuse or serious bodily injury to the child, or is not living in the home of the offending parent, the court shall treat the petition for termination of parental rights as a preferenc…

(1) If the court does not terminate the parent’s parental rights, the custody and care of the child shall continue with the person, agency, or institution that is holding custody of the child at the time the judgment is rendered, or the court may grant custody to the parent whose…

Appeal from a final judgment on the termination of parental rights under this chapter shall be to the Supreme Court of Mississippi pursuant to the Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure.