Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 93-9-45 (2026)
Costs
✓ current as of July 2026
If the court makes an order of filiation, declaring paternity and for the support and maintenance, and education of the child, court costs, including the cost of the legal services of the attorney representing the petitioner, expert witness fees, the court clerk, sheriff and other costs shall be taxed against the defendant.
Codes, 1942, § 383-20; Laws, 1962, ch. 312, § 20, eff. 7/1/1962.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1987–2016 · leading case: Clark v. Whiten, 508 So. 2d 1105 (Miss. 1987).
Clark v. Whiten, 508 So. 2d 1105 (Miss. 1987). “" Miss. Code Ann. § 93-9-45 (1972) provides that, in the event that the court enters an order of filiation declaring the male defendant to be the father of the child, that defendant "shall be taxed .”
Smith v. Williams, 199 So. 3d 705 (Miss. Ct. App. 2016). “” Miss. Code Ann. § 93-9-45 (Rev. 2013). Although the supreme court has held that “the awarding of attorney’s fees and costs appears automatic” in paternity actions, “they must be reasonable.”
R.E. v. C.E.W., 752 So. 2d 1019 (Miss. 1999). “95 in attorney’s fees and expenses incurred as petitioner pursuant to Miss.Code Ann. § 93-9-45 (1994). R.E. also appeals the chancellor’s judgment requiring him to reimburse C.”
Re v. Cew, 752 So. 2d 1019 (Miss. 1999). “95 in attorney's fees and expenses incurred as petitioner pursuant to Miss.Code Ann. § 93-9-45 (1994). R.E. also appeals the chancellor's judgment requiring him to reimburse C.”
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