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MS SB2026

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

2/1/2022

Primary Sponsor

Angela Burks Hill

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Failure to pay court-ordered guardian ad litem fees is no longer punishable as contempt of court under this legislation
  • Unpaid guardian ad litem fees must instead be enforced as civil debts through writs of attachment or garnishment
  • Amends multiple Mississippi Code sections (9-5-89, 43-21-121, 93-11-65, 93-15-107, 93-17-8, and 97-5-42) to conform to this change
  • Applies to guardian ad litem appointments across various proceedings including youth court cases, custody disputes, termination of parental rights, contested adoptions, and felony parental child sexual abuse cases
  • Effective date: July 1, 2022

Legislative Description

Guardian ad litem fees; failure to pay enforced as any other civil debt.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/1/2022

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division A1/6/2022

Full Bill Text

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