Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-7 (2026)
Parental objection; causes for termination of parental rights
✓ current as of July 2026
- (1) No infant shall be adopted to any person if a parent whose parental rights have not been terminated under the Mississippi Termination of Parental Rights Law, after having been summoned, shall appear and object thereto before the making of a decree for adoption. A parent shall not be summoned in the adoption proceedings nor have the right to object thereto if the parental rights of the parent have been terminated by the procedure set forth in the Mississippi Termination of Parental Rights Law (Section 93-15-101 et seq.), and the termination shall be res judicata on the question of parental abandonment or unfitness in the adoption proceedings.
- (2) No person, whether claiming to be the parent of the child or not, has standing to object to the adoption if:
- (a) A final judgment for adoption that comports with all applicable state and federal laws has been entered by a court; and
- (b) Notice to the parties of the action, whether known or unknown, has been made in compliance with Section 93-17-5.
Codes, 1942, § 1269-09; Laws, 1955, Ex. ch. 34, § 9; Laws, 1968, ch. 323, § 1; Laws, 1980, ch. 485, § 6; Laws, 1986, ch. 379; Laws, 1998, ch. 516, § 15; Laws, 1999, ch. 507, § 3; Laws, 2002, ch. 533, § 3, eff. 7/1/2002.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 431, HB 1240, 21, eff. 4/18/2016.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 41
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1982–2024 · leading case: M.A.S. v. Miss. Dep't of Human Servs. (In Re M.A.S.), 245 So. 3d 410 (Miss. 2018).
M.A.S. v. Miss. Dep't of Human Servs. (In Re M.A.S.), 245 So. 3d 410 (Miss. 2018). “2 Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-7 (1) (Supp. 2017), amended by 2016 Miss.”
Bryant v. Cameron, 473 So. 2d 174 (Miss. 1985). “Of particular relevance here is Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-7 (Supp. 1984) which provides No infant shall be adopted to any person if either parent .”
Frank Hartley, Jr. v. John D. Watts, 255 So. 3d 114 (Miss. 2017). “" Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-7 (1) (Rev. 2013); see also In Re Adoption of H.”
Adoption of D.N.T. v. R.D.H., 843 So. 2d 690 (Miss. 2003). “Miss.Code Ann. § 93-17-7 states in pertinent part: No infant shall be adopted to any person if either parent, after having been summoned, shall appear and object thereto before the making of a decree for adoption, unless it shall be made to appear to the court from evidence…”
Blakeney v. McRee, 188 So. 3d 1154 (Miss. 2016). “Miss.Code Ann. § 93-17-7(1) (Rev.2013). Section 93-17-7 lists, specific circumstances under which “an adoption may be allowed over the objection of the parent,” but ultimately provides that “[t]he enumeration of conduct or omissions in this subsection (2) in no way limits the…”
In re the Adoption of a Minor Child, 931 So. 2d 566 (Miss. 2006). “In the section of the memorandum opinion dealing with the termination of Gloria’s parental rights, the chancellor cited the correct statutory authority, see Miss.Code Ann. §§ 93-17-7 & 93-15-109 7 , and found that “upon due consideration of, and assignment of weight and…”
In Re Est. of Reid, 825 So. 2d 1 (Miss. 2002). “Based upon Miss.Code Ann. § 93-17-7 (1994), only a natural parent has a statutory right to object to the adoption of a child.”
In Re Adoption of a Female Child, 412 So. 2d 1175 (Miss. 1982). “Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-7 (Supp. 1981), sets forth the criterion for termination of unfit parents' rights.”
Nat. Mother v. Paternal Aunt, 583 So. 2d 614 (Miss. 1991). “Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-7 outlines the procedure to be followed when a parent objects to the adoption.”
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.”
Gartrell v. Gartrell, 27 So. 3d 388 (Miss. 2009). “” Miss.Code Ann. § 93-17-7 (Rev.2004). Mississippi Code Section 93-17-5 lists both parents as necessary parties to adoption proceedings.”
Grafe v. Olds, 556 So. 2d 690 (Miss. 1990). “Parental objections to adoption procedures is dealt with in Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-7 , entitled "Objection of parent termination of unfit parents' rights" which reads: No infant shall be adopted to any person if either parent, after having been summoned, shall appear and…”
— Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-7(1) — 5 cases
Blakeney v. McRee, 188 So. 3d 1154 (Miss. 2016). “Miss.Code Ann. § 93-17-7(1) (Rev.2013). Section 93-17-7 lists, specific circumstances under which “an adoption may be allowed over the objection of the parent,” but ultimately provides that “[t]he enumeration of conduct or omissions in this subsection (2) in no way limits the…”
K.D.F. v. J.L.H., 933 So. 2d 971 (Miss. 2006).
M.A. v. M.D., 928 So. 2d 197 (Miss. Ct. App. 2006).
Kdf v. Jlh, 933 So. 2d 971 (Miss. 2006).
In Re Bnn, 928 So. 2d 197 (Miss. Ct. App. 2006).
— Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-7(2) — 2 cases
M.A. v. M.D., 928 So. 2d 197 (Miss. Ct. App. 2006).
In Re Bnn, 928 So. 2d 197 (Miss. Ct. App. 2006).
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