Mississippi Adoption Laws Page1

Adoption Laws in Mississippi Page1

About adoption consent

• For whom it is must to consent to adoption : Statute : - § 93-17-5
  • Both or single parent (if one of the living).
  • Two adult kin from which one of them is in possession of the child, if both the parents are deceased.
  • Person who like to take the custody of child.
  • Country department's agent.

• Age required of an adoptee to consent of adoptee: Statute: - § 93-17-5

  A child of age 14 or more than it must consent to the adoption.

• No need of parental consent: Statute: - § 93-17-5; 93-17-7

  Parental consent has been not needed when parent has:

  • Discarded or injured the child.
  • Unable to take responsibility of child.
  • Parents may suffer from medical or emotional sickness or chemical dependency.
  • Finished parental rights.
  • Unless father of child shown within 30 days of the child's birth a promise to parenthood, if he born out of marriage.

Advertising used and facilitators in adoptive placements

• Advertisement used : Statute:

  Not addressed

• Intermediaries or facilitators use :

  Not addressed