Reasonable Efforts to Reunify Families Mississippi
Statute:
Not specified in statutes reviewed
When Reasonable Efforts Are Required
Statute: §§ 43-15-13(8); 43-21-603(7)
To prevent or eliminate the need to remove the child from the child's home
To reunify the family when temporary placement of child occurs
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When Reasonable Efforts Are NOT Required
Statute: § 43-21-603(7)
The parent has subjected the child to aggravated circumstances, including abandonment, torture, chronic abuse, and sexual abuse
The parent has been convicted of murder or voluntary manslaughter of another child or felony assault to the child or another child
The parental rights to another child have been terminated involuntarily
Continuation of the child in the home would be contrary to the welfare of the child
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