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Miss. Code Ann. § 99-11-9: Jurisdiction of paternity proceedings.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 99. Criminal Procedure
- Chapter 11. Jurisdiction and Venue
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.
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