Chickasaw County Chancery Court

Chickasaw County Chancery Court cases in Chickasaw County, Houston, MS

Chickasaw County Chancery Court, First District (Houston, MS), is a chancery (equity) court serving the county's First District. It handles civil-equity, family, and probate matters, including divorce; child custody and support; paternity; adoptions; name changes; emancipation; wills, estates, and estate administration; guardianships and conservatorships; real-property and boundary disputes, partitions, easements, and trusts; and involuntary mental-health or substance-commitment proceedings. Youth Court matters are handled by the chancery court where provided by law. The court does not hear felony criminal or traffic cases; those are handled by the Circuit, Justice, or Municipal courts.

Chickasaw County Chancery Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Chickasaw County Chancery Court

Chickasaw County Chancery Court, 1st District, is Mississippi's court of equity serving the public by:

Case types handled:
- Domestic relations: divorce, custody/visitation, child support, alimony, paternity, adoptions, name changes, emancipation.
- Probate/fiduciary: wills, estates, administrations, trusts, guardianships, conservatorships.
- Real property/equity: title/boundary disputes, partitions, quiet title, liens, injunctive relief.
- Civil commitments for mental health/substance use.
- Domestic abuse protective orders (as authorized by law).

Core services:
- Accepts and records case filings; manages dockets.
- Schedules and conducts court hearings and bench trials.
- Issues summons/subpoenas and, where applicable, protective orders.
- Enters orders and judgments; maintains case records and provides certified copies.
- Collects required fees and assessments.

Note: Chancery proceedings are typically nonjury; jury service is generally administered by the Circuit Court.