SB 2104 Summary

• Replaces Mississippi's 1997 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act with the 2008 version, effective July 1, 2015.

• Establishes jurisdiction and procedures for Mississippi courts to establish, enforce, and modify child support and spousal support orders involving nonresidents and other states.

• Creates framework for registration and enforcement of out-of-state and foreign support orders in Mississippi courts, with streamlined procedures for income withholding and arrearages collection.

• Implements provisions for the Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support, allowing direct requests and applications through central authorities for international family support cases.

• Provides mechanisms for determining which support order controls when multiple orders exist and governs modification of orders issued in other states or foreign countries.