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Miss. Code Ann. § 93-16-7 (2026)

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This chapter shall not apply to the granting of visitation rights to the natural grandparents of any child who has been adopted by order or decree of any court unless:

Laws, 1983, ch. 497, § 2; Laws, 1986, ch. 421, § 2; Laws, 1990, ch. 537, § 3, eff. 7/1/1990.

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Cited in 15 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2024 · leading case: Olson v. Flinn, 484 So. 2d 1015 (Miss. 1986).
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Olson v. Flinn, 484 So. 2d 1015 (Miss. 1986). · cites it 15× “Olson's petition for visitation on the grounds that under Miss. Code Ann. § 93-16-7 Mrs. Olson had no right to seek grandparent visitation because of the adoption.”
Matter of Adoption of a Minor, 558 So. 2d 854 (Miss. 1990). · cites it 10× “The chancellor did express some concern over Miss. Code Ann. § 93-16-7 (effective April 1, 1986): 5.”
Howell v. Rogers, 551 So. 2d 904 (Miss. 1989). · cites it 6× “Miss. Code Ann. § 93-16-7 (Supp. 1988) (approved April 1, 1986).”
Woodell v. Parker, 860 So. 2d 781 (Miss. 2003). · cites it 2× “Section 93-16-7 states: This chapter shall not apply to the granting of visitation rights to the natural *792 grandparents of any child who has been adopted by order or decree of any court unless: (a) one (1) of the legal parents of such child is also a natural parent of such…”
Vest v. State Ex Rel. New Mexico Human Servs. Dep't, 866 P.2d 1175 (N.M. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “022 (1992); Miss. Code Ann. § 93-16-7 (1991); Mont. Code Ann.”
T.T.W. v. C.C., 839 So. 2d 501 (Miss. 2003). · cites it 4× “Section 93-16-7 states: This chapter shall not apply to the granting of visitation rights to the natural grandparents of any child who has been adopted by order or decree of any court unless: (1) one (1) of the legal parents of such child is also a natural parent of such child;…”
Muse v. Hutchins, 559 So. 2d 1031 (Miss. 1990). · cites it 3× “In his written opinion, Chancellor Sugg said: Plaintiff urges the Court to modify the finding of Judge Alexander based upon an amendment to Section 93-16-7 as originally enacted by the Legislature in 1983 so that the chapter authorizing visitation rights of natural grandparents…”
Rutland v. Pridgen, 493 So. 2d 952 (Miss. 1986). “Under the narrow facts of this case we grant Pridgen 120 days from the date of the mandate of this Court to petition the chancery court for visitation rights consistent with Mississippi Code Annotated, § 93-16-1 to § 93-16-7 (Supp. 1985). REVERSED AND RENDERED.”
In Re Adoption of JJG, 736 So. 2d 1037 (Miss. 1999). · cites it 5× “At the very least, the maternal grandparents herein have standing under subsection (2) to petition for visitation and show that a viable relationship exists with the child and that visitation with the maternal grandparents would be in the best interests of the child.”
Kimberly Wolfe Smith v. Milton Martin, 202 So. 3d 263 (Miss. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “, section 93-16-3(1) and Mississippi Code Annotated section 93-16-7 (Rev. 2013), 7 the chancellor found that the Martins were entitled to petition for grandparent visitation.”
C.L.M. v. D.J.G., 736 So. 2d 1037 (Miss. 1999). · cites it 5× “It is only after an adoption becomes final that § 93-16-7 may operate to prevent grandparents from petitioning for visitation as it did in Matter of Adoption of a Minor, 558 So.”
Hill v. Smith, 558 So. 2d 854 (Miss. 1990). · cites it 10× “The chancellor did express some concern over Miss. Code Ann. § 93-16-7 (effective April 1, 1986): 5.”
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