Mississippi State Information
Below is a list of helpful information for your adoption journey in Mississippi. |
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Child Abuse/ Neglect Central Registry Check | Toll-Free: (800) 222-8000
Division of Family and Children’s Services CPS letter – Needs to be printed on agency letterhead and requires a self addressed stamped envelope. |
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Secretary of State | The fee for an apostille or authentication is $2.00 per documentLink to Mississippi Secretary of State: http://www.sos.state.ms.us/busserv/notaries/notaries%20and%20apostilles.asp
Documents must be notarized by a Mississippi Notary Public or bear the signature of a Mississippi Public Official. For more information on preparing and sending documents please contact the Notary Division at (601) 359-1615, Mississippi Secretary of State |
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Vital Records and Health Services | The Vital Records office is located in the Underwood Building, 571 Stadium Drive, just off North State Street near Woodrow Wilson Avenue in Jackson, Mississippi.The Office is open 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday.
601-576-7960 |
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State Police Check | Mississippi State Deparment of Health | ||
USCIS Office | District Director, USCIS 2424 Edenborn Avenue, Suite 300 Metairie, LA 70001 Email: NOL.Adoption@dhs.gov Closed on Fridays This office serves the following counties: Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, and Yazoo. 842 Virginia Run Cove This office serves the following counties: Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carrol, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Coahoma, Desoto, Grenada, Humphreys, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Leflore, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Washington, Webster, Winston, and Yalobusha. Fingerprint Offices: Jackson, Mississippi: Memphis, Tennessee: Metairie, Louisiana: *These above offices serve all of the state of Mississippi |
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Home Study providers |
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Medical Clinics | International Adoption Clinics 16th Avenue Clinic Meridian, MS Tel: 601- 483-0483 |
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Post-Adoption Lawyers |
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Adoption support groups | Wendie Woods 322 University Drive Starkville, Mississippi 39759 Tel: 662-338-1880Detotto, Denise Hester 514 Windsor Dr Brandon, MS 39042-7770 Families with Children from China |
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Childhood Centers and Programs | To learn more about First Steps and to find out whether you are eligible, contact your local health office, or call (601) 576-7427 in the Jackson area, or call toll-free 1-800-451-3903 |
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