HB 1237 Summary

• Repeals and replaces the 1997 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) with an updated version effective July 1, 2015.

• Establishes jurisdiction standards for Mississippi courts to enforce child support, spousal support, and parentage determination proceedings involving nonresidents across state and international lines.

• Creates procedures for registering, enforcing, and modifying support orders issued in other states and foreign countries, with contested orders confirmed by operation of law if not challenged within 20 days.

• Allows employers to enforce income-withholding orders from other states without prior registration and permits direct requests for support proceedings under the Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support.

• Designates the Department of Human Services as Mississippi's support enforcement agency and state information agency to coordinate interstate and international support proceedings.