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Mississippi divorce records

Who holds it: Chancery Clerk of the county where the divorce was granted (certified decree)1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. Fees
  2. More details
  3. Related records in Mississippi
  4. How Mississippi handles it
  5. Divorce records in Mississippi counties with a full guide
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Statistical report fee

Statistical Report of Divorce: $17 for one non-certified copy2

State index search

MSDH does not keep divorce records but runs a 5-year index search (1/1/1926-6/30/1938 and 1/1/1942-present) for $17 to find county, book and page1

Fee charged

Fees

Copy fee (example)
DeSoto Chancery Clerk example: copies $0.50/page, certification $1.00/document3

More details

Which court
Chancery Courts hear divorces4
Courts: court system
State judiciary with county-based trial courts: Circuit (felonies, civil suits), Chancery (equity, divorce, wills, guardianships, land), County Court (24 counties), Justice Court (small claims to $3,500, misdemeanors, rural traffic), Municipal Courts; clerks are county officials (Circuit Clerk, Chancery Clerk)4
Courts: statewide case search
MEC / PAMEC (Public Access to Mississippi Electronic Courts): one registered login views dockets and documents in participating courts; registration at pamecapps.mec.ms.gov/onlinereg5
Courts: fees
PAMEC: $0.20 per page of search results (no-match searches billed as one page), billed monthly, plus an annual renewal fee6

How Mississippi handles it

  • Chancery Clerk is the county land-records office and clerk of the Chancery Court (divorce, probate, guardianship) and also clerk to the Board of Supervisors' tax-roll/appeal work7

Divorce records in Mississippi counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
DeSoto CountyDivorce cases filed with the Chancery Court office (Chancery Clerk)8——
Harrison CountyHarrison County Chancery Clerk - Chancery Court Department9——
Hinds County———
Jackson CountyJackson County Chancery Clerk10——
Rankin CountyChancery Clerk, Court Records Office11——

For any other county, see the county list on the Mississippi guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Mississippi office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: divorce records in every state. Everything else in Mississippi: Mississippi public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 11 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Find Divorce RecordsMississippi State Department of Health
  2. Rules Governing the Registration and Certification of Vital Events (Title 15, Part 5, Subpart 85, Ch. 1)Mississippi State Department of Health
  3. Land Records Fee Schedule, DeSoto County Chancery ClerkDeSoto County, Mississippi
  4. Trial Courts - About the CourtsMississippi Judiciary / Administrative Office of Courtsarchived copy
  5. MEC General Information - What is MEC?Mississippi Judiciary / Administrative Office of Courts
  6. PAMEC (Non-Attorney) Terms and ConditionsMississippi Electronic Courts
  7. Local Property Appraisal (Mississippi's Property Tax System)Mississippi Department of Revenue
  8. Chancery Court RecordsDeSoto County, MS
  9. Chancery CourtHarrison County Chancery Clerk
  10. Site MapJackson County, Mississippi
  11. Court Records (Chancery Clerk division)Rankin County, MS