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Legal Information: Mississippi
Laws current as of August 8, 2025 How much does it cost to get a protection order?
There is no fee to get or serve a protection order. However, depending on the outcome, the judge may decide who will pay the costs at the end of the case.
| If the judge finds that… |
Then the judge can order… |
| you are entitled to an order protecting you from abuse |
the abuser to pay all costs, including your attorney’s fees. |
| your allegations are not true and that you are not a victim of abuse |
you to pay all costs, including the abuser’s attorney’s fees.1 |
1 Miss. Code § 93-21-7(3)
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