2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 93 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 21 - Protection from Domestic Abuse.
93-21-5 - Jurisdiction.
§ 93-21-5. Jurisdiction.
(1) The municipal justice, county or chancery court shall have jurisdiction over proceedings under this chapter as provided in this chapter. The petitioner's right to relief under this chapter shall not be affected by his leaving the residence or household to avoid further abuse.
(2) A record shall be made of any proceeding in justice or municipal court that involves domestic abuse.
Sources: Laws, 1981, ch. 429, § 3; Laws, 2009, ch. 545, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 2009.
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