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Section 99-11-9 - Jurisdiction of paternity proceedings

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The circuit court of the county in which an illegitimate child is born shall have jurisdiction of any action brought under section 97-29-11, Mississippi Code of 1972. No male person shall be convicted solely on the uncorroborated testimony of the female person giving birth to the child.Codes, 1942, § 2018.6; Laws, 1964, ch. 341, §§ 1-4 (Para.Para. 1-4).