AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-5-24, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE CUSTODY STANDARDS TO PROVIDE A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF JOINT CUSTODY WITH EQUAL PARENTING TIME IN ALL CUSTODY MATTERS; TO REQUIRE A COURT TO DOCUMENT REASONS FOR DEVIATION FROM JOINT CUSTODY IF THE COURT FAILS TO GRANT JOINT CUSTODY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 93-11-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES ADDITIONAL REMEDIES PROVIDED BY CHANCERY COURT, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 93-5-24, 93-11-65
As Passed by the House: 93-5-24, 93-11-65