Mississippi · Snapshot Mississippi Code Release 78 (2020-07), retrieved 2026-09-17

Miss. Code Ann. § 93-14-209: Proceedings in more than one state.

Except for a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency or issuance of a protective order limited to property located in this state under Section 93-14-204(a)(1) or (a)(2), if a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is filed in this state and in another state and neither petition has been dismissed or withdrawn, the following rules apply:
(1) If the court in this state has jurisdiction under Section 93-14-203, it may proceed with the case unless a court in another state acquires jurisdiction under provisions similar to Section 93-14-203 before the appointment or issuance of the order.
(2) If the court in this state does not have jurisdiction under Section 93-14-203, whether at the time the petition is filed or at any time before the appointment or issuance of the order, the court shall stay the proceeding and communicate with the court in the other state. If the court in the other state has jurisdiction, the court in this state shall dismiss the petition unless the court in the other state determines that the court in this state is a more appropriate forum.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 93. Domestic Relations
Chapter 14. Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act
Article 2. Jurisdiction.

(1) If the court in this state has jurisdiction under Section 93-14-203, it may proceed with the case unless a court in another state acquires jurisdiction under provisions similar to Section 93-14-203 before the appointment or issuance of the order.

(2) If the court in this state does not have jurisdiction under Section 93-14-203, whether at the time the petition is filed or at any time before the appointment or issuance of the order, the court shall stay the proceeding and communicate with the court in the other state. If the court in the other state has jurisdiction, the court in this state shall dismiss the petition unless the court in the other state determines that the court in this state is a more appropriate forum.

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