Cases heard in the Chancery Court include domestic/family matters, divorce, child custody, property division, adoptions, alimony, estates of descendants, land issues (titles, contracts), emancipation (declaring a minor to be 21 for work purposes), property title confirmation, property disputes (over $50,000), insurance settlements to minors, and commitments of mentally disabled.

GENERAL ORDER DESIGNATING TERMS FOR 2010

BE IT REMEMBERED that pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. Section 9-5-3 (1972 & Supp.) the undersigned Chancellor for the Fourth Chancery District does hereby order and set the following terms of Court for the calendar year 2010, to-wit:

Amite County Terms
February 8 - 1 week
April 19 - 1 week
June 21 - 1 week
August 23 - 1 week
October 18 - 1 week
December 13 - 1 week

Amite County Motion Days
January 5
March 25
May 24
July 15
September 2
December 3

Chancery Court Judge

Debbra K. Halford
P.O. Box 575
Meadville 39653
Phone: (601) 384-3833
Fax: (601) 384-4349

Chancery Court Clerk

Ronny Taylor
Courthouse Square, 243 W. Main St.
P. O. Box 680
Liberty, MS 39645
Phone: (601) 657-8022
Fax: (601) 657-8288
Email: rtaylor@amitecountyms.gov