Mississippi § 93-17-29 - References to parents and child in docket entries and decrees.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 93-17-29 — References to parents and child in docket entries and decrees., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 93-17-29. References to parents and child in docket entries and decrees.
The docket entries and decrees spread upon the minutes of the court shall not refer to names of the natural parent or parents nor to the original name of the child. In the decree reference to the child shall be by the name to be conferred upon it by the court rather than by its original name if the name of the child is to be changed. The style of the cause and the docket entry thereof shall recite only the names of the petitioners and that the case is for the adoption of a child described in the petition.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 93-17-29 ("References to parents and child in docket entries and decrees.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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