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On April 1, 2026, Mississippi lawmakers sent House Bill 1662 to Governor Tate Reeves for his signature. The bill would create a rebuttable presumption of joint custody with equal parenting time in all divorce and custody cases in the state. If Reeves signs it, chancery judges would be required to start from a position of 50/50, and depart from it only when the evidence demands.
What follows is a full-scale analysis of a 92-page omnibus bill titled the Family Justice and Accountability Act (FJAA), authored by Francesca Amato and associated with Punished 4 Protecting Inc. This review examines constitutional conflicts, gender bias, and structural weaknesses within the bill’s framework, including potential risks to child safety, due process and equal protection.