Useful Links for Divorce in Mississippi State

1. Mississippi Judicial System & Chancery Courts

Chancery Court Map & Directory (Find the specific district and courthouse for your county)
https://courts.ms.gov/trialcourts/chancery
Hinds County Chancery Court (Jackson area court information)
https://www.hindscountyms.com/courts/chancery
Harrison County Chancery Court (Gulf Coast filing resources)
https://harrisoncountychancery.org
Chancery Clerk Directory (Contact details for clerks in all 82 counties)
https://msclerks.com/directory

90-Day Waiting Period Guide (Understanding Mississippi’s mandatory cooling off period)
https://www.msbar.org/divorce-info
Joint Complaint for Divorce (Primary document for uncontested divorce filing)
https://courts.ms.gov/forms
Property Settlement Agreement (PSA) (Asset/debt division agreement info)
https://mslegalservices.org/psa
Uniform Chancery Court Rules (Rule 8.05) (Mandatory financial disclosure rule)
https://courts.ms.gov/rules

Mississippi Access to Justice Forms (Simplified forms for self-represented litigants)
https://msatj.org/forms
Form 8.05 Financial Statement (Mandatory financial disclosure form)
https://courts.ms.gov/rules/8.05form
Poverty Affidavit (Fee Waiver) (Request to waive court filing fees)
https://msatj.org/fee-waiver
Uniform Chancery Court Rules (UCCR) (Procedural rules for chancery divorce trials)
https://courts.ms.gov/UCCR
Chancery Court Fee Schedule (County-based filing fee estimates)
https://msclerks.com/fees

MDHS Child Support Enforcement (State agency for collecting/enforcing support)
https://mdhs.ms.gov/child-support
Mississippi Child Support Guidelines (Statutory percentages used by judges)
https://mdhs.ms.gov/guidelines
Child Support Estimator Tool (Official calculator from MDHS)
https://mdhs.ms.gov/calculator

Mississippi Legal Services (MSLC) (Free civil legal aid for low-income residents)
https://mslegalservices.org
Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project (MVLP) (Pro se divorce clinics and help)
https://mvlp.org
Mississippi State Bar - Public Resources (Hiring a lawyer and legal rights)
https://www.msbar.org
Mississippi Free Legal Answers (Ask volunteer attorneys online)
https://ms.freelegalanswers.org
Mississippi State Law Library (Mississippi Code and court decisions access)
https://courts.ms.gov/lawlibrary

Mississippi State Dept. of Health (Vital Records) (Order certified divorce records)
https://msdh.ms.gov/vitalrecords
Mississippi DPS (Driver Service Bureau) (Update driver’s license after name change)
https://driverservicebureau.ms.gov
Social Security Administration (Federal name change procedures)
https://www.ssa.gov
Address Confidentiality Program (Privacy protection for domestic violence victims)
https://ago.state.ms.us/acp
Mississippi Code Section 93-5-1 (Official Mississippi divorce law text reference)
https://www.lexisnexis.com/MSCode