Mississippi Code
Article 7 - Support Proceeding Under Convention
§ 93-25-704. Initiation by the Department of Human Services of support proceeding under Convention

In a support proceeding under this article, the Department of Human Services of this state shall:
The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the Convention:
Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order;
Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state;
The following support proceedings are available under the Convention to an obligor against which there is an existing support order:
Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this state;
Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and
Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
A tribunal of this state may not require security, bond, or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the Convention.

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