Pearl River County Chancery Court

Pearl River County Chancery Court cases in Pearl River County, Poplarville, MS

Pearl River County Chancery Court in Poplarville, Mississippi, is a chancery (equity) trial court within the state judiciary. It handles domestic relations and family matters (divorce, child custody and support, paternity, adoptions), probate and estate administration, wills, guardianships and conservatorships, name changes and emancipations, real property and land-title or boundary disputes, partitions, trusts, and other injunction and equity cases. It also hears involuntary civil mental health commitments and, in counties without a county court, youth court matters. The Chancery Court does not handle criminal prosecutions or traffic offenses; those are heard in circuit, county, justice, or municipal courts.

Pearl River County Chancery Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Pearl River County Chancery Court

Pearl River County Chancery Court serves the public by handling civil equity and family matters and by managing related court services.

Primary case types:
- Divorce, child custody/support, paternity, adoption, name changes, emancipation
- Wills, estates, trusts (probate) and fiduciary accountings
- Guardianships and conservatorships
- Real property disputes (title, partitions, easements, quiet title)
- Civil commitments for mental health/substance use
- Domestic abuse protective orders (temporary and final)

Key services:
- Accepting and docketing case filings from attorneys and self-represented parties; maintaining records and certified copies
- Scheduling and conducting hearings, conferences, and trials; issuing orders and judgments
- Processing protective-order petitions and enforcement actions
- Appointing and overseeing guardians/conservators
- Limited jury services when authorized by law (e.g., certain will or property matters), including juror summons and coordination