Mississippi HB550 clarifies the authority of chancery courts to handle allegations of child abuse during custody actions between parents.
Mississippi HB550 amends the Mississippi Code to clarify the authority of chancery courts to handle allegations of child abuse that arise during custody actions between parents. The bill specifies that when such allegations first arise in the course of a custody action between the parents, the chancery court may proceed with the investigation, hearing, and determination of the abuse or neglect charge as part of its chancery court hearing and determination of the custody issue.
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