Lee v. Mississippi DHS — Paternity Disestablishment Denied Where Petition Lacked Required Affidavit and Timely DNA Test
The Mississippi Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a paternity disestablishment petition under Mississippi Code Annotated § 93-9-10, holding that the chancellor lacked discretion to grant relief because the petition omitted the required sworn affidavit and the DNA test results were more than one year old at filing—both mandatory threshold requirements—even though the mother and DHS had consented to disestablishment.