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Jurisdiction
Under the Mississippi Constitution and by statute, the Chancery
Court has jurisdiction over the following types of cases:
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All matters in equity;
(which includes cases of fraud or mistake, property
rights, preservation of property, conveyances of
property, mortgages
and liens on property, trusts, accountings, injunctions,
specific performance of contracts)
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Divorce and alimony;
(including annulment, separate maintenance, child custody,
child support, division of marital assets/property)
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Matters
testamentary and of administration;
(including probate of wills, handling of estates
either with or without a will)
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Minors' business;
(including emancipation of minors, approving
settlement of claims of minors, appointment
and removal of guardians)
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Cases
of idiocy, lunacy, and persons of unsound
minds;
(including commitments to institutions);
and
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All matters of
which Chancery Court had jurisdiction
when the state constitution came
into existence.
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