MS SB2460

Reconstitutes the Mississippi Domestic Law Task Force to study domestic law in Mississippi and develop recommendations for revising Mississippi's domestic relations laws to reflect current jurisprudence.

Task Force membership includes chairs of Judiciary A Committees from both chambers, designees from the Mississippi Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, two sitting Chancellors, domestic relations attorneys, guardians ad litem, a disability law attorney, a Child Support Unit designee, and two law professors.

Task Force shall review child support calculation models (Income Shares Model, Percentage of Income Model, Melson Formula), child care expenses, custody formulas, PERS account division in divorce judgments, guardian ad litem fees, Rule 81 civil procedure implementation, and whether to repeal the tort of alienation of affection and the adultery/fornication criminal statute.

Task Force may request assistance from law schools, the Judicial College, Administrative Office of Courts, and the Bar Association, and may request an economic impact study on transitioning to an income shares child support model.

Task Force shall report findings and recommendations to the Legislature and Mississippi Supreme Court by December 1, 2024, and shall be dissolved upon presentation of its report.