As Amended
SEC. 93-11-19. How duties of support are enforced; jurisdiction of proceedings.
All duties of support are enforceable by a petition irrespective of relationship between the obligor and obligee. Jurisdiction of all proceedings hereunder shall be vested in the chancery court of the county in Mississippi wherein the respondent may be domiciled, live, reside or be found, when proceedings are as responding jurisdiction or state; and jurisdiction of all proceedings hereunder shall be vested in the chancery court of the county in Mississippi wherein one or more of the dependents shall be domiciled, live, reside, or be found, when proceedings are as initiating jurisdiction or state; and any proceedings authorized under Sections 93-11-1 through 93-11-63 may be heard in termtime or in vacation.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 456-09; Laws, 1954, ch. 211, Sec. 9; 1989, ch. 370, Sec. 1; 1993, ch. 506, Sec. 7, eff from and after July 2, 1993.
1997 Amendment:
SECTION 131. Sections 93-11-1, 93-11-3, 93-11-5, 93-11-7, 93-11-9, 93-11-11, 93-11-13, 93-11-15, 93-11-17, 93-11-19, 93-11-21, 93-11-23, 93-11-25, 93-11-27, 93-11-29, 93-11-31, 93-11-33, 93-11-35, 93-11-37, 93-11-39, 93-11-41, 93-11-43, 93-11-45, 93-11-47, 93-11-49, 93-11-51, 93-11-53, 93-11-55, 93-11-57, 93-11-59, 93-11-61, 93-11-63, 93-12-1, 93-12-3, 93-12-5, 93-12-7, 93-12-9, 93-12-11, 93-12-13, 93-12-15 and 93-12-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, which provide for and constitute the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Law of Mississippi and the Enforcement of Child Support Orders from Foreign Jurisdictions Law, are repealed.
SOURCE :1997 Laws, Chapter 588, Sec. 131, SB2164, Effective July 1, 1997.