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Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-15 (2026)

Limitation on action to set aside final decree

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No action shall be brought to set aside any final decree of adoption, whether granted upon consent or personal process or on process by publication, except within six (6) months of the entry thereof.

Codes, 1942, § 1269-06; Laws, 1955, Ex. ch. 34, § 6; Laws, 1958, chs. 267, 285, § 2; Laws, 1971, ch. 399, § 1, eff. 3/23/1971.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1987–2024 · leading case: F.D.P. v. J.S.B., 822 So. 2d 949 (Miss. 2002).
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F.D.P. v. J.S.B., 822 So. 2d 949 (Miss. 2002). · cites it 3× “There are actually two questions before this Court: (1) whether the adoption is void as a matter of law and (2) whether the six-month statute of limitations set forth in Miss.Code Ann. § 93-17-15 (1994) should have barred the father’s motions in the chancery court.”
In Re the Adoption of T.N.F., 781 P.2d 973 (Alaska 1989). · cites it 2× “Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-15 (1987). [17] The exclusive tribal jurisdiction provisions in § 1911(a) are not at issue in this case.”
Matter of Adoption of RMPC, 512 So. 2d 702 (Miss. 1987). · cites it 3× “Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-15 (1972) provides that no action shall be brought to set aside a final decree of adoption after six months have passed following the entry thereof.”
In Re Est. of Reid, 825 So. 2d 1 (Miss. 2002). “Miss.Code Ann. § 93-17-15 (1994). We recognize that the adoption of children is sacred, and the finality of adoptions is of the utmost necessity.”
Humphrey v. Pannell, 710 So. 2d 392 (Miss. 1998). “Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-15 (1994) provides that: No action shall be brought to set aside any final decree of adoption, whether granted upon consent or personal process or on process by publication, except within six (6) months of the entry thereof.”
Adoption of D.C.S. v. J.F., 44 So. 3d 1006 (Miss. Ct. App. 2009). “Miss.Code Ann. § 93-17-15 (1994). We recognize that the adoption of children is sacred, and the finality of adoptions is of the utmost necessity.”
Gary Wayne Stacks v. Daniel Smith, Nicole Kinard Smith, & Ricky Raab; (Miss. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 5× “Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-15 (Rev. 2018). (Stacks filed his petition six months and seven days after the adoption decree was entered.”
In the Matter of the Adoption of D.A.S., a Minor: B.N. v. K.P., Individually & as Next Friend, J.P., Individually & as Next Friend, & K.F. (Miss. 2024). “” Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-15 (Rev. 2021). It is also “the public policy of the state that no adoption proceedings shall be permitted to be set aside except for jurisdictional defects and for failure to file and prosecute the same under the provisions of this chapter.”
In Re The Adoption of J.J.W.B.: J.B., Sr. & P.B. v. M.M. (Miss. 2024). “” Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-15 (Rev. 2021). On February 11, 2022, M.”
C.K. v. N.F., 53 So. 3d 870 (Miss. Ct. App. 2011). “Miss.Code Ann. § 93-17-15 (Rev.2004); In re Adoption of J.”
Larry Joe Humphrey v. J. R. Pannell (Miss. 1995). “Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-15 (1994) provides that: No action shall be brought to set aside any final decree of adoption, whether granted upon consent or personal process or on process by publication, except within six (6) months of the entry thereof.”
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