Winston County Chancery Court Court cases in Winston County, Louisville, MS
Winston County Chancery Court in Louisville, Mississippi is a state chancery (equity and probate) trial court. It serves the county by adjudicating non-criminal civil matters that require equitable relief and probate oversight. Common case types include divorce, child custody and support, paternity, adoption, termination of parental rights, guardianships and conservatorships, name changes and emancipations, civil commitments for mental health, wills, estates and probate, trusts, and real property/equity disputes such as quiet title, partitions, boundary issues, foreclosures, and injunctions. It does not handle criminal prosecutions or routine traffic offenses; those matters are addressed in Circuit, Justice, or Municipal Courts.
Winston County Chancery Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Chancery Court |
| County: | Winston |
| Street Address: | P.O. Drawer 69 |
| City: | Louisville |
| Zip Code: | 39339 |
| Phone: | 662-773-3631 |
| Fax: | 662-773-8825 |
| Hours: | Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Website URL: | http://www.winstonms.com/p/chancery-clerk.html |
| Forms & Filing: | http://www.winstonms.com/p/health-dept.html |
| Languages: | English |
Services and Case Types Handled in Winston County Chancery Court
Winston County Chancery Court handles equity matters, including: family law (divorce, child custody/visitation, child support, alimony, adoptions, name changes); probate and estates (wills, administrations, guardianships, conservatorships); real property and equity (quiet title, partitions and boundary disputes, trusts, liens, specific performance, injunctions); and civil commitments/mental health. Services include receiving and docketing case filings; issuing summons and orders; processing petitions for domestic-abuse protective orders and temporary restraining orders; scheduling and conducting hearings, conferences, and bench trials; approving settlements, adoptions, inventories, and accountings; and maintaining chancery case records and judgments. Proceedings are generally non-jury; jury services are not provided by Chancery Court (any required jury administration occurs in Circuit Court). The court's role is to resolve these matters, provide access to filings and calendars, and enter enforceable orders that protect persons, property, and estates.