Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-101 (2026)
Short title
✓ current as of July 2026
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Termination of Parental Rights Law."
Laws, 1980, ch. 485, § 1, eff. 7/1/1980.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 431, HB 1240, 1, eff. 4/18/2016.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 28
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: In Re Marriage of Leverock & Hamby, 23 So. 3d 424 (Miss. 2009).
In Re Marriage of Leverock & Hamby, 23 So. 3d 424 (Miss. 2009). “See Miss.Code Ann. §§ 93-15-101 to XX-XX-XXX.”
Lauderdale Cnty. Dhs v. Thg, 614 So. 2d 377 (Miss. 1993). “On September 21, 1988, upon the direction of the Youth Court, Human Services filed a Petition to Terminate Parental Rights, pursuant to "The Termination of Rights of Unfit Parents Law," Miss. Code Ann. §§ 93-15-101 111 (Supp.”
Hall v. Jackson Cnty. Dep't of Human Servs., 225 So. 3d 1220 (Miss. Ct. App. 2016). “In that same bill—indeed, in the very next section of the bill—the Legislature also amended Mississippi Code Annotated section 93-15-107 to add the following new subsection (2): [DHS] shall initiate proceedings to terminate parental rights in accordance with Section 93-15-101 et…”
C.S.H. v. Lowndes Cnty. Dep't of Human Servs., 246 So. 3d 908 (Miss. Ct. App. 2018). “See Miss. Code Ann. §§ 93-15-101 to -133 (Supp.”
Grafe v. Olds, 556 So. 2d 690 (Miss. 1990). “Termination of parental rights is governed by Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-101 through § 93-15-111.”
Nat. Mother v. Paternal Aunt, 583 So. 2d 614 (Miss. 1991). “The chancellor's having granted the petition for adoption renders the issue of custody moot. The grant of an adoption terminates the parental rights of the parent(s) and places the adopted child or children in the custody of the adoptive parents.”
M.A.S. v. Miss. Dep't of Human Servs. (In Re M.A.S.), 245 So. 3d 410 (Miss. 2018). “Mississippi Code Section 93-15-101 et seq.—now titled the Mississippi Termination 4 of Parental Rights Law (MTPRL)—governs terminations of parental rights.”
Baker by Williams v. Williams, 503 So. 2d 249 (Miss. 1987). “1986) informs us as to when one person may adopt the child of another without his consent, one of those instances being when there is termination of rights of unfit parents, as provided in Miss. Code Ann. § 93-15-101 , et seq. (Supp.”
Jimmy Ray Chism, Jr. v. Abby Gale Morris Chism Bright, 152 So. 3d 318 (Miss. 2014). “See Miss.Code Ann. §§ 93-15-101 through 93-15-111 (Rev.”
Petit v. Holifield, 443 So. 2d 874 (Miss. 1984). “Provided, however, the parents shall not be summoned in the adoption proceedings nor have the right to object thereto if the parental rights of the parent or parents have been terminated by the procedure set forth in sections 93-15-101 through XX-XX-XXX, and such termination…”
Luttrell v. Kneisly, 427 So. 2d 1384 (Miss. 1983). “Did the chancellor err in terminating appellants' parental rights? The briefs and arguments presented on appeal primarily focus on the law to be applied to the present case in light of the simultaneous repeal of Mississippi Code Annotated section 93-15-1 (1972), et seq.”
Ainsworth v. Nat. Father, 414 So. 2d 417 (Miss. 1982). “Provided, however, the parents shall not be summoned in the adoption proceedings nor have the right to object thereto if the parental rights of the parent or parents have been terminated by the procedure set forth in sections 93-15-101 through XX-XX-XXX, and such termination…”
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