Coahoma County Chancery Court cases in Coahoma County, Clarksdale, MS
Coahoma County Chancery Court in Clarksdale, Mississippi, is a chancery (equity) trial court serving Coahoma County. It handles civil and family matters within equity jurisdiction, including divorce, child custody and support, paternity, adoptions, name changes, guardianships and conservatorships, probate of wills and estates, real property and title disputes, partitions, quiet title actions, trusts, injunctions, and civil commitment proceedings for mental health or substance use. It does not hear criminal prosecutions or traffic offenses; those are handled by circuit, county, justice, or municipal courts. Its role is to provide equitable relief and adjudicate domestic relations, probate, and property disputes within the county.
Coahoma County Chancery Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Chancery Court |
| County: | Coahoma |
| Street Address: | 115 First Street |
| City: | Clarksdale |
| Zip Code: | 38614 |
| Phone: | 662-624-3000 |
| Fax: | 662-624-3040 |
| Hours: | Monday - Friday : 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Website URL: | http://www.coahomacounty.net/chancerycourt/ |
| Languages: | English |
| Email: | chanceryclerk@coahomacountyms.gov |
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Services and Case Types Handled in Coahoma County Chancery Court
Coahoma County Chancery Court serves the public by handling civil equity and family matters and maintaining the official court record.
Core services:
- Case filings: accepts and dockets pleadings, issues summons/subpoenas, collects fees, and provides certified copies and record access as allowed by law.
- Court hearings: schedules motion days, temporary hearings, trials, settlement/approval hearings, and enters orders and judgments.
- Protective relief: issues restraining and protective orders within its jurisdiction (e.g., in domestic relations and other equity cases) and grants injunctions when warranted.
- Jury services: primarily a non-jury court, but may use juries in limited matters as authorized; juror summons/coordination are handled through the clerk.
Common case types:
- Domestic relations: divorce, custody/visitation, support, paternity/legitimation, adoptions, name changes, emancipations.
- Probate/fiduciary: wills, estates, guardianships, conservatorships, trusts, accountings.
- Real property/equity: title disputes, partitions, boundaries, easements.
- Civil commitments and related mental health matters.