2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 93 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 29 - Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act.
93-29-9 - Jurisdiction.
§ 93-29-9. Jurisdiction.
(a) A petition under this chapter may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
(b) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under Section 93-27-204 if the court finds a credible risk of abduction.
Sources: Laws, 2009, ch. 450, § 5, eff from and after July 1, 2009.
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