The purpose of Sections 93-17-51 through 93-17-67 is to supplement the Mississippi adoption law by making possible through public supplemental benefits the most appropriate adoption of each child certified by the Department of Child Protection Services as requiring a supplemental benefit to assure adoption.Laws, 1979, ch. 510, § 2, eff. 7/1/1979.Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 516, HB 1149,§ 84, eff. 7/1/2023.
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