Stone County Chancery Court cases in Stone County, Wiggins, MS
The Stone County Chancery Court in Wiggins, MS is a chancery (equity) trial court of limited jurisdiction serving Stone County. It handles domestic relations and family cases (divorce, annulment, child custody and visitation, child support, paternity, adoption), probate and estate administration (wills and estates), guardianships and conservatorships, mental health commitments, name changes, real property and land-title disputes (partitions, quiet title, boundaries, easements), trusts and fiduciary/accounting matters, and requests for equitable relief such as injunctions. It does not hear criminal prosecutions or traffic violations; those matters are handled by the county's circuit, justice, or municipal courts.
Stone County Chancery Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Chancery Court |
| County: | Stone |
| Street Address: | 323 East Cavers Avenue |
| City: | Wiggins |
| Zip Code: | 39577 |
| Phone: | 601-928-5266 |
| Fax: | 601-928-6464 |
| Hours: | Monday - Friday : 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Website URL: | http://www.stonecountygov.com/chancery-clerk |
| Divisions / Services: | http://www.stonecountygov.com/courts |
| Languages: | English |
Services and Case Types Handled in Stone County Chancery Court
Stone County Chancery Court (Mississippi) provides civil-equity judicial services focused on family, property, and probate matters.
Primary case types:
- Domestic relations: divorce, custody/visitation, paternity, child support, adoption, termination of parental rights, emancipation, name changes, contempt/enforcement.
- Probate/guardianship: wills, estates, conservatorships/guardianships, trusts.
- Real property/equity: title and boundary disputes, partitions, liens, injunctions, specific performance.
- Mental health civil commitments and Youth Court matters, where applicable.
Public-facing services:
- Case filings and docket management (including e-filing where available), scheduling hearings, conferences, and trials.
- Court hearings and rulings; issuance of orders and judgments.
- Protective orders: emergency and longer-term restraining/protection orders in qualifying cases.
- Limited jury services when authorized by law.
- Compliance monitoring (e.g., child support), mediation referrals, and access to records consistent with confidentiality rules.