Hinds County Chancery Court
Information about Hinds County Chancery Court in Jackson, Mississippi, including courthouse address, Chancery Clerk contact, probate and estate matters, land records, divorce, custody, and equity cases.
Hinds County Chancery Court at a Glance
Hinds County Chancery Court handles estate, probate, custody, divorce, equity, land, and mental-health matters in Hinds County. For Jackson, Clinton, and Byram residents in the First Judicial District, the Chancery Clerk's office is listed at 316 S. President Street in Jackson.
5th Chancery District
First Judicial District - Jackson
(601) 968-6508
Sheppard Law Firm, P.A. is based at 775 North Congress Street in Jackson, near the Hinds County Chancery Court building and the Hinds County First Judicial District courts.
What This Court Handles
Common Case Types
- Probate estates and estate administration
- Wills, heirship, guardianship, and conservatorship matters
- Divorce, child custody, and domestic matters
- Equity, land-record, and property-related disputes
- Chancery-court filings, hearings, and orders
Estate Planning
Wills, probate administration, heirship issues, guardianships, conservatorships, and related Chancery Court filings for Hinds County families.
General Civil Litigation
Civil disputes that belong in chancery, including certain equity, land, and court-supervised matters.
Civil Disputes & Contracts
Contract and property disputes that may require chancery analysis depending on the relief requested.
Related Hinds County Courts
Hinds County Circuit Court
407 E. Pascagoula Street, Jackson, MS 39201
Circuit Clerk Zack Wallace - (601) 968-6628
Circuit Court handles felony criminal prosecutions, larger civil lawsuits, and appeals from lower courts. It is a separate trial court from Chancery Court.
Hinds County Court
407 E. Pascagoula Street, Jackson, MS 39201
Circuit Clerk Zack Wallace - (601) 968-6628
County Court is handled through the Circuit Clerk's office. This rollout treats it as related court context rather than a separate standalone page.
Service Areas Connected to This Court
These Hinds County location pages explain how local cases connect to the court system in Jackson:
Related Legal Guides
Hinds County Chancery Court FAQs
Hinds County Chancery Court handles matters such as probate estates, wills, custody, divorce, equity, land matters, and mental-health cases. The correct filing path depends on the parties, the county, the judicial district, and the relief requested.
For the First Judicial District, Hinds County Chancery Court is listed through the Chancery Clerk's office at 316 S. President Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201. The Chancery Clerk's First Judicial District mailing address is P.O. Box 686, Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0686.
No. Chancery Court and Circuit Court handle different categories of cases. Chancery Court commonly handles probate, estate, custody, divorce, equity, and land matters. Circuit Court handles felony criminal cases, larger civil lawsuits, and appeals from lower courts.
Yes. Sheppard Law Firm helps Hinds County families with probate administration, estate filings, wills, and related Chancery Court paperwork.
Hinds County has First and Second Judicial District court locations. Jackson, Clinton, and Byram are tied to the First Judicial District in the site's location pages, but you should confirm the correct filing location with the Chancery Clerk before filing anything.
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