Walthall County Chancery Court

Walthall County Chancery Court cases in Walthall County, Tylertown, MS

Walthall County Chancery Court in Tylertown is a Mississippi trial-level Chancery (equity) court. It handles noncriminal civil matters, including domestic relations (divorce, alimony, child custody and support), probate and estate administration, guardianships and conservatorships, adoptions and name changes, real property and trust disputes (title confirmation, partitions, boundary issues), and involuntary mental health or substance-use commitment proceedings. It does not adjudicate adult criminal prosecutions or traffic offenses, which are heard in Circuit, Justice, or Municipal Courts.

Walthall County Chancery Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Walthall County Chancery Court

Walthall County Chancery Court serves the public by resolving equity and family-law matters and managing related filings and hearings.

Main case types:
- Domestic relations: divorce, separation, annulment, child custody/visitation, child support, alimony, paternity/legitimation, adoptions, name changes, emancipation.
- Probate and fiduciary: probate of wills, estate administration, heirship, guardianships and conservatorships, minor's/ward's settlements, trusts and fiduciary accountings.
- Mental health commitments.
- Real property and other equity: quiet title, partitions/sales of land, boundary and easement disputes, liens, specific performance, injunctive relief.

Core services:
- Intake and docketing of case filings; issuance of summons, subpoenas, and writs.
- Scheduling and conducting hearings, trials, status conferences, and contempt/enforcement proceedings.
- Protective orders in qualifying domestic-abuse cases.
- Approval of agreed judgments and settlements; entry of orders.
- Public access to records and certified copies as allowed by law.

Note: Chancery matters are usually bench trials; juries are rare and limited.