Registration of foreign adoptions

1. Law
2. Mississippi Code
3. Domestic Relations
4. Adoption, Change of Name, and Legitimation of Children
5. Mississippi Registration of Foreign Adoptions Act
6. Registration of foreign adoptions

1. A child who has automatically acquired United States citizenship following a foreign adoption and who possesses a Certificate of Citizenship in accordance with the Child Citizenship Act, Public Law 106-395, may be issued a Mississippi birth certificate upon compliance with this article and the requirements for adoptions under this chapter to the extent not superseded by this article.
2. A parent shall not proceed under this article if the foreign adoption has been registered or otherwise finalized by a court of this or any other state.
3. A parent who is eligible to obtain a decree of registration of a foreign adoption under this article may proceed pro se.

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