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SB2027Introduced in the Senate

Joint custody; create rebuttable presumption of.

Failed

Introduced by Rod Hickman, District 32

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act To Amend Section 93-5-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Rebuttable Presumption In Favor Of Joint Custody With Equal Parenting Time In All Custody Matters; To Provide That The Presumption Shall Be Rebuttable By A Preponderance Of The Evidence; To Provide That A Court Shall Consider The Safety And Well-being Of The Parties And Children; To Provide That The Presumption That Joint Custody And Equally Shared Parenting Time Is In The Best Interest Of The Child Shall Not Apply If A Domestic Abuse Protection Order Is Being Or Has Been Entered Against A Party By Another Party Or On Behalf Of A Child At Issue In The Custody Hearing; To Require A Court To Document The Reasons From Deviating From The Presumption Unless Both Parents Petition For A Deviation; To Clarify That This Section Shall Apply To All Custody Determinations; To Provide For The Calculation Of Child Support Where The Court Awards Joint Custody With Equally Shared Parenting Time; To Amend Section 43-19-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Where it stands

Died On Calendar

March 11, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Passed · February 11, 2026

51

Yes

1

No

0

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Bill history

  1. Referred To Judiciary, Division A

  2. Title Suff Do Pass

  3. Passed

  4. Transmitted To House

  5. Referred To Judiciary A

  6. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  7. Read the Third Time

  8. Died On Calendar

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