Jasper County Chancery Court cases in Jasper County, Bay Springs, MS
Jasper County Chancery Court, Second Judicial District (Bay Springs), is a chancery (equity) trial court in Mississippi. It serves as the county's primary forum for non-criminal matters in equity, including domestic relations (divorce, child custody and support), paternity, adoptions, name changes, probate and estates, wills, guardianships and conservatorships, mental health commitment proceedings, real property and boundary disputes, partitions of land, trusts, and related injunctive and equitable relief. The court maintains records and issues orders and judgments in these cases. It does not handle criminal prosecutions or traffic offenses, which are heard in circuit and municipal courts, respectively.
Jasper County Chancery Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Chancery Court |
| County: | Jasper |
| Street Address: | 27 W 8th Ave, P O Box 406 |
| City: | Bay Springs |
| Zip Code: | 39422 |
| Phone: | 601 764-3469 |
| Fax: | 601-764-4999 |
| Hours: | Monday - Friday : 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Website URL: | http://www.co.jasper.ms.us/chancery_clerk.html |
| Jury Service: | https://www.co.jasper.ms.us/circuit-clerk--e1a8d835-9fa1-49ec-aa4b-eb44bcc12184 |
| Languages: | English |
| Email: | jcedd@hotmail.com |
Services and Case Types Handled in Jasper County Chancery Court
Jasper County Chancery Court, Second District, is Mississippi's equity court serving the public in family, probate, and property matters. It accepts and adjudicates filings for divorce, custody/visitation and support, paternity, adoptions, name changes; guardianships/conservatorships; wills, estates, and probate; real-property disputes (title confirmation, partitions, easements), trusts, and injunctions/declaratory relief. It also handles civil commitments. The court holds motion hearings, trials, and issues temporary and final orders; it can grant temporary restraining orders and protective relief in domestic/equity cases. Jury service is generally not required-cases are tried to the chancellor, with juries used only in limited issues. The court provides scheduling and case-management orders, mediation referrals, guardian ad litem appointments, and maintains case records via the Chancery Clerk (including MEC e-filing). Criminal, traffic, small-claims, and typical jury civil cases are handled in other courts.