Yalobusha County Chancery Court cases in Yalobusha County, Coffeeville, MS
Yalobusha County Chancery Court, First Judicial District (Coffeeville, MS), is a Mississippi trial court of equity. It handles family and domestic-relations matters (divorce, child custody, child support, adoptions), probate and estate administration, guardianships and conservatorships, real property and land/title disputes, trusts, partitions, boundary issues, injunctions, and civil mental-health commitments. In counties without a county court, chancery courts also exercise youth court (juvenile) jurisdiction. It does not hear criminal prosecutions or traffic offenses, which are handled by circuit, justice, or municipal courts. Within the local judicial system, it provides county-level adjudication of these equity-based civil and family matters for Yalobusha County's First District.
Yalobusha County Chancery Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Chancery Court |
| County: | Yalobusha |
| Street Address: | 14400 Main Street, PO Box 260 |
| City: | Coffeeville |
| Zip Code: | 38922 |
| Phone: | 662-675-2716 |
| Fax: | 662-675-8004 |
| Hours: | Monday - Friday : 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Website URL: | http://www.yalobushaonline.org/chancery-clerk |
| Divisions / Services: | http://www.yalobushaonline.org/courts |
| Languages: | English |
| Email: | chanceryclerk@yalobushacounty.net |
Services and Case Types Handled in Yalobusha County Chancery Court
Yalobusha County Chancery Court 1st District primarily handles civil and equity matters. Services include:
- Case filings: divorce, separate maintenance, alimony; child custody/support; paternity/legitimation; adoptions and termination of parental rights; guardianships and conservatorships; probate of wills/estates; name changes; mental health/substance-commitment proceedings; trusts; real-property/equity disputes (title confirmation, partitions, boundary issues, injunctions, receiverships).
- Protective orders: issues Emergency, Temporary, and Final Domestic Abuse Protection Orders.
- Court hearings: schedules and conducts motions, temporary relief, trials (generally non-jury), status conferences, and contempt/enforcement proceedings; issues summons, subpoenas, and orders.
- Records: maintains dockets and case files; provides certified copies and abstracts.
- Jury services: when a jury is ordered in an equity case, coordinates juror summons and attendance.
- Public assistance: provides filing instructions, standard forms where available, and mediation referrals.