Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this article applies to all proceedings under this chapter.
An individual complainant or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a complaint in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a complaint or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the defendant.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 25 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Article 3 - Civil Provisions of General Application
§ 93-25-301. Proceedings under chapter
§ 93-25-302. Proceeding by minor parent
§ 93-25-304. Duties of initiating tribunal
§ 93-25-305. Duties and powers of responding tribunal
§ 93-25-306. Inappropriate tribunal
§ 93-25-307. Duties of support enforcement agency
§ 93-25-308. Duty of the Executive Director of the Department of Human Services
§ 93-25-310. Duties of Department of Human Services
§ 93-25-311. Pleadings and accompanying documents
§ 93-25-312. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances
§ 93-25-314. Limited immunity of complainant
§ 93-25-315. Nonparentage as defense
§ 93-25-316. Special rules of evidence and procedure
§ 93-25-317. Communications between tribunals