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MS Code § 93-11-155 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Support of Dependents|Suspension of State-Issued Licenses, Permits or Registrations for Noncompliance with Child Support Order|§ 93-11-155. Procedures for the establishment, enforcement and collection of child support obligations

  In the manner and form prescribed by the division, all licensing entities shall provide to the division, on at least a quarterly basis, information on licensees for use in the establishment, enforcement and collection of child support obligations including, but not limited to: name, address, Social Security number, sex, date of birth, employer's name and address, type of license, effective date of the license, expiration date of the license, and active or inactive license status. Whenever technologically feasible, the department and licensing entities shall seek to reach agreements to provide the information required by this section by way of electronic data media, including, but not limited to, on-line access and records on magnetic/optical disk or tape. In lieu of providing the licensing information to the division as outlined above and in the discretion of the licensing entity, the division shall provide the identity of the individual who is delinquent in support payments to the licensing entity who will then match that information with their records and provide the division with all necessary information for those individuals licensed by that entity.   Any licensed attorney representing the party to whom support is due may submit to the division the name and record of accounting showing an arrearage of an individual who is out of compliance with an order for support which is not being enforced by the division under Title IV-D, and the division shall submit the name of such individual to the licensing entities who will match the name with their records in the same manner as provided in subsection (1) to provide the attorney with necessary information regarding licensees. The attorney applying for such information shall pay a fee not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for such service.
MS Code § 93-11-159 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Support of Dependents|Suspension of State-Issued Licenses, Permits or Registrations for Noncompliance with Child Support Order|§ 93-11-159. Interagency agreements

 The licensing entities subject to Sections 93-11-151 through 93-11-161 may establish an additional administrative fee not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) to be paid by licensees who are out of compliance with an order of support and who are subject to the provisions of Sections 93-11-151 through 93-11-161 for the purpose of recovering costs of the licensing entities associated with the implementation of Sections 93-11-151 through 93-11-161.
MS Code § 93-11-161 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Support of Dependents|Suspension of State-Issued Licenses, Permits or Registrations for Noncompliance with Child Support Order|§ 93-11-161. Adoption of regulations

 The department shall adopt regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of Sections 93-11-151 through 93-11-161 and shall consult with licensing entities in developing these regulations.
MS Code § 93-11-163 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Support of Dependents|Suspension of State-Issued Licenses, Permits or Registrations for Noncompliance with Child Support Order|§ 93-11-163. Suspension of license

 In addition to the procedures in Section 93-11-157, the court may, upon a finding that a defendant is delinquent for being out of compliance with an order for support, order the licensing entity as defined in Section 93-11-153(a) to suspend the license of the defendant. In its discretion, the court may stay such an order for a reasonable time to allow the defendant to purge himself of the delinquency. If a license is suspended under this section, the court may also order the licensing entity to reinstate the license when it is satisfied that the defendant has purged himself of the delinquency. Licensing entities shall treat a suspension under this section the same as a suspension under Section 93-11-157. Defendants whose license is suspended under this section shall be subject to any administrative fees established for reinstatement under Section 93-11-159.
MS Code § 93-13-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Parental Guardianship|Wards, Generally|§ 93-13-1. Parental guardianship of minor children

 The father and mother are the joint natural guardians of their minor children and are equally charged with their care, nurture, welfare and education, and the care and management of their estates. The father and mother shall have equal powers and rights, and neither parent has any right paramount to the right of the other concerning the custody of the minor or the control of the services or the earnings of such minor, or any other matter affecting the minor. If either father or mother die or be incapable of acting, the guardianship devolves upon the surviving parent. Neither parent shall forcibly take a child from the guardianship of the parent legally entitled to its custody. But if any father or mother be unsuitable to discharge the duties of guardianship, then the court, or chancellor in vacation, may appoint some suitable person, or having appointed the father or mother, may remove him or her if it appear that such person is unsuitable, and appoint a suitable person.
MS Code § 93-13-2 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Parental Guardianship|Wards, Generally|§ 93-13-2. Civil liability of parents for damages resulting from malicious and willful acts of certain minor children

  Any property owner shall be entitled to recover damages in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), plus necessary court costs, from the parents of any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years and over the age of ten (10), who maliciously and willfully damages or destroys property belonging to such owner. However, this section shall not apply to parents whose parental custody and control of such child have been removed by court order or decree.   The action authorized in this section shall be in addition to all other actions which the owner is entitled to maintain and nothing in this section shall preclude recovery in a greater amount from the minor or from any person, including the parents, for damages to which such minor or other person would otherwise be liable.   It is the purpose of this section to authorize recovery from parents in situations where they are not otherwise liable and to limit the amount of recovery. The provisions of this section shall apply only to acts committed on and after July 1, 1978.
MS Code § 93-13-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Parental Guardianship|Wards, Generally|§ 93-13-7. Testamentary guardians; appointment

 Any parent, even though under twenty-one (21) years of age, may, by an instrument to take effect at the parent's death and wholly written and signed by him or her, or attested by two (2) or more credible witnesses, not including the person appointed as guardian, if not so written, appoint some suitable person as guardian of his motherless or her fatherless child that has not been married, though the child be then unborn and though the child be under some legal disability other than or in addition to minority. Such parent may by such an instrument waive the furnishing by the guardian of bond, inventory and accounting, subject to the approval of the court.
MS Code § 93-13-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Parental Guardianship|Wards, Generally|§ 93-13-17. Bond and oath of guardian

 Every guardian, before he shall have authority to act, shall, unless security be dispensed with by will or writing or as hereinafter provided, enter into bond payable to the state, in such penalty and with such sureties as the court may require; and the bond shall be recorded and may be put in suit for any breach of the condition, whether the appointment be legal or not; and the condition shall be as follows:   "The condition of the above obligation is that if the above bound_______________ , as guardian of_______________ , of_______________County, shall faithfully discharge all the duties required of him by law, then the above obligation shall cease."   And the guardian shall also take and subscribe an oath, at or prior to the time of his appointment, faithfully to discharge the duties of guardian of the ward according to law.   A guardian need not enter into bond, however, as to such part of the assets of the ward's estate as may, pursuant to an order of the court in its discretion, be deposited in any one or more banking corporations, building and loan associations or savings and loan associations in this state so long as such deposits are fully insured, such deposits there to remain until the further order of the court, and a certified copy of the order for deposit having been furnished the depository or depositories and its receipt acknowledged.
MS Code § 93-13-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Parental Guardianship|Wards, Generally|§ 93-13-41. Care of real estate

 A guardian shall not commit waste on the real estate of his ward. A guardian having real estate under his care may either cultivate the same with the stock and implements belonging to his ward, or to be purchased by the order of the court or chancellor in vacation, with the money of the ward, or lease the same from year to year, or for a term not exceeding three (3) years if the ward will not sooner be of age; but upon application and proper showing made to the court or chancellor in vacation, a guardian may be allowed to lease said real estate for such longer time as may be shown to be advantageous to said estate; in no case, however, to extend beyond the majority of the ward, nor in any case to exceed six (6) years.
MS Code § 93-13-51 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Parental Guardianship|Wards, Generally|§ 93-13-51. Sale of land; title validated

  When it would be for the personal best interest of the ward or advantageous to his estate to sell a part or the whole of his real estate, including timber or wood, the guardian may present a petition to the court for that purpose, setting forth the reasons why the proposed sale would be beneficial to the ward, and a summons shall issue as provided in Section 93-13-281. If the process be served, or if the petition be joined in by that person or those persons prescribed by Section 93-13-281, or if the guardian ad litem appointed by the court answer within the time fixed, the court shall examine the allegations of and evidence introduced by the guardian, and also the objections and evidence of those, if any, who may appear and object. If on the hearing, the court be satisfied that the interest of the ward will be promoted by the proposed sale, it may decree a sale, and prescribe the terms and conditions thereof, and the notice which shall be requisite, and may require the guardian of said ward or the clerk or commissioner of said court to execute the deed of conveyance to the purchaser of the land, timber or wood sold and require the guardian, clerk or commissioner to give an additional bond, if necessary, faithfully to account for the proceeds.  The sole compensation of the guardian, clerk or commissioner for executing the deed as herein provided shall be Three Dollars ($3.00), which sum may be taxed as a part of the cost of such proceedings.   Provided, however, in event the petition be joined in by that person or those persons prescribed by Section 93-13-281, the notice and summons, as herein provided, shall not be required and said matter shall be proceeded with ex parte.    The title to any real estate heretofore sold, the proceedings therein having been followed in conformity with the provisions of this section, are hereby validated; and no title derived from the real estate of a ward shall be held invalid if the procedure herein contained has been conformed with.
MS Code § 93-13-73 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Parental Guardianship|Wards, Generally|§ 93-13-73. Vouchers; production for inspection

 In every case where, under the provisions of this chapter, the filing of vouchers is not required, but the court requires that vouchers be produced for examination and inspection, it shall be a sufficient compliance with the provisions of this chapter if the fiduciary produces and exhibits on a hearing of the account pertinent papers or records substantiating every item of disbursement and the amount thereof. Such papers shall not be lodged of record with the clerk, but may be withdrawn by the fiduciary at the conclusion of the hearing thereon. The court, in its discretion, may require such fiduciary to file such substantiating papers or records, or suitable copies thereof, as the court deems necessary for purposes of record.
MS Code § 93-13-111 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Parental Guardianship|Persons in Need of Mental Treatment|§ 93-13-111. Appointment of guardians of person and estate, or either, for persons in need of mental treatment

 Repealed by Laws, 2019, ch. 463, § 12, eff from and after January 1, 2020.    §93-13-111. []
MS Code § 93-13-125 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Parental Guardianship|Incompetent Persons, Convicts, Drunkards and Drug Addicts|§ 93-13-125. Persons of unsound mind; guardian for resident confined but not properly adjudged mentally unsound

 The chancery court of any county in which may be situated the property or any part thereof, or debt due to, or right of action of any citizens of this state who have not been adjudged to be of unsound mind, or may have been so adjudged in proceedings which did not fully comply with the law in effect at the time of such adjudication, may appoint guardians of the estates of such persons, provided such persons: (1) have been continuously confined in a mental hospital operated by the State of Mississippi or by the United States government within the State of Mississippi for a period of more than one year and are still so confined, (2) are of unsound mind, (3) are mentally incapable of taking care of their estates, and (4) are incapable of responding to process. Such appointment may be made upon the sworn petition of a relative or friend of such person or upon the petition of any other interested party and if there is attached to such petition a certificate of the director of the hospital in which such person is confined showing the existence of the conditions hereinabove prescribed, no process upon such person or further proof of incompetency shall be required. If at any time it be made to appear to the satisfaction of the court that such person has been restored to sanity, such guardianship may be terminated and ended as now provided by law.
MS Code § 93-13-127 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Parental Guardianship|Incompetent Persons, Convicts, Drunkards and Drug Addicts|§ 93-13-127. Persons of unsound mind; qualifications and powers of guardians; jurisdiction and powers of court

 The guardians mentioned in Sections 93-13-123 and 93-13-125 shall have the powers of and qualify the same as guardians of resident persons of unsound mind, giving bond and taking the oath of office and being governed by the law regulating guardians of resident persons of unsound mind. The chancery court shall have the same powers and jurisdiction in reference to debts due, rights of action, and property as said chancery court has of the property, debts, and rights of action of resident persons of unsound mind.
MS Code § 93-13-151 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Parental Guardianship|Restoration to Reason|§ 93-13-151. Procedure for restoration to reason; discharge of guardian

 When any person for whom a guardian has been appointed or who has been found to be in need of mental treatment, under the provisions of Sections 41-21-61 through 41-21-105 or any other statute, shall be restored to reason, the chancery court of the county wherein such guardian was appointed or such adjudication had may so determine and adjudicate upon the filing of a proper petition therefor, supported by such proof as the chancellor may deem sufficient. Such a petition may be heard by such chancellor, either in term-time or in vacation, at such time and place as the chancellor may fix; and at such hearing, all interested parties shall have the right to appear and offer testimony. Such adjudication of such person's restoration to reason shall be competent proof thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction; and if a guardian of the estate and property, or either, of such person shall have been appointed and be then serving, such guardian shall forthwith be discharged and the control of the estate of such person returned to him.
MS Code § 93-13-181 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Parental Guardianship|Nonresident Guardians|§ 93-13-181. Appointment of nonresident guardian when ward's property in this state

 When any ward resides out of this state, but has property, real or personal, in this state, and a guardian has been appointed to such ward in the state of his residence, such guardian shall be entitled to be appointed guardian of such nonresident ward by the chancery court of the county in this state in which such property, or any part thereof, is situated, upon producing to such court the original letters of guardianship issued to such nonresident guardian, or a certified copy thereof, duly authenticated, and upon executing bond with sureties as is required of other guardians.
MS Code § 93-13-183 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Parental Guardianship|Nonresident Guardians|§ 93-13-183. Non-resident guardian may sue in this state for ward's property

 When any minor or person of unsound mind, shall reside out of this state, but has personal property, or is entitled to a legacy, or a distributive share of an estate being administered, or any debt or right of action, in this state, and a guardian has been appointed for such minor or person of unsound mind in the state or country of his residence, such guardian may sue in the courts of this state for, or may receive without suit, and give a valid receipt and acquittance for, such personal property, or legacy, or distributive share of an estate being administered as aforesaid, or may collect such debt or right in action, after filing in the office of the clerk of the chancery court of the county in this state where there may be some person indebted to such minor or person of unsound mind, or where any part of such personal property may be situated, or in which such estate may be administered a certified copy of the letters of guardianship issued to such non-resident guardian in the state or country where he was originally appointed, and a certificate of the officer before whom he is there liable to account as such guardian, that he is there liable to account for the thing sued for or received. When a certified copy of the letters of guardianship as aforesaid, and a certificate of the officer before whom such guardian is liable to account as aforesaid, shall be filed as aforesaid, it shall be conclusively presumed that the appointment and qualification of such guardian was in all respects valid and regular and lawful under the laws of the state and country where he was originally appointed.
MS Code § 93-13-211 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Parental Guardianship|Small Transactions Performed Without Guardianship|§ 93-13-211. Money or personal property not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars

  When a ward is entitled under a judgment, order or decree of any court, or from any other source, to a sum of money not greater than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), or to personal property not exceeding in value that sum, the chancery court of the county of the residence of the ward or the chancery court of the county wherein the person is entitled to the money or property, may order the money or property to be delivered to the ward or to some other person for him if he has no guardian, and compliance with the order shall acquit and release the person so delivering the same.   However, if the sum of money or personal property is not due the ward under a judgment, order or decree of a court, the chancery court before ordering the money or personal property paid over or delivered as provided in this section shall fully investigate the matter and shall satisfy itself by evidence, or otherwise, that the proposed sum of money to be paid, either as liquidated or unliquidated damages because of any claim of the ward whatsoever whether arising ex delicto or ex contractu, is a fair settlement of the claim of the ward, and that it is to the best interest of the ward that the settlement be made, or that the personal property be delivered to the ward. Thereupon the chancery court may authorize and decree that said sum of money or personal property be accepted by the ward and paid or delivered by the party owing or having the same as authorized by the decree of the court, and compliance with the order in the latter event shall acquit and release the person so paying or delivering the same. He, who under the order shall receive the money or property of a person under such disability, shall thereby become amenable to the court for the disposition of it for the use and benefit of the person under disability but shall not be required to furnish security therefor unless the chancery court shall so order.
MS Code § 93-13-251 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Parental Guardianship|Conservators|§ 93-13-251. Petition for appointment of conservator; jurisdiction of courts

 If a person is incapable of managing his own estate by reason of advanced age, physical incapacity or mental weakness, or because the person is missing or outside of the United States and unable to return, the chancery court of the county wherein the person resides or, in the case of a missing or absent person, the chancery court of the county where the person most recently resided, upon the petition of the person or of one or more of his friends or relatives, may appoint a conservator to have charge and management of the property of the person and, if the court deems it advisable, also to have charge and custody of the person subject to the direction of the appointing court.
MS Code § 93-13-259 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Parental Guardianship|Conservators|§ 93-13-259. Duties and powers of conservator

 Should the court appoint the conservator of the property or person or property and person of the subject party, the said conservator shall have the same duties, powers and responsibilities as a guardian of a minor, and all laws relative to the guardianship of a minor shall be applicable to a conservator.
MS Code § 93-14-101 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 93 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Article 1 - General provisions|§ 93-14-101. Short title

 This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.