Mississippi - How to obtain a Divorce Certificate

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Procedure

In Person

You may request a divorce certificate in person from the Chancery Clerk in the county the divorce was granted

By Mail

You may request a divorce certificate by mail to the Chancery Clerk in the county the divorce was granted. (For more information, contact the Chancery Clerk in the county the divorce was granted)

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Required Documents

• Valid Drivers License,
• State Issued Identification Card,
• Passport, and/or Military Identification Card,
• Valid School,
• College or University Identifications

Office Locations & Contacts

Follow link for Contact the Chancery Clerk in the county address and contact details http://courts.ms.gov/trialcourts/chancerycourt/chancerycourt.html

Certificates may also be obtained from your local county. Use the contact information below to inquire.

Adams County : MS 39120
Natchez City Hall: 601-445-7500 / Circuit Clerk: 601-446-6326

Alcorn County : PO Box 112; Corinth, MS 38834-0112
Phone: 601.286.7702

Amite County : 243 W Main St; Liberty, MS 39645-0000
Phone: 601.657.8022

Attala County : 230 W Washington Street Kosciusko, MS 39090-0000
Phone: 662.289.2921

Benton County : Main St; PO Box 218; Ashland, MS 38603-0000
Phone: 662.224.6300

Bolivar County : 401 S Court Street Cleveland, MS 38732-2696
Phone: 662.843.2071

Calhoun County : PO Box 8 Pittsboro, MS 38951
Phone: 662.983.3122

Carroll County : Lexington Street Carrollton, MS 38917
Phone: 662.237.9274

Chickasaw County : 101 N Jefferson Houston, MS 38851-0000
Phone: 662.456.2531

Choctaw County : 112 Quinn Street PO Box 736; Ackerman, MS 39735-0000
Phone: 662.285.6329

Claiborne County : PO Box 449; Port Gibson, MS 39150
Phone: 601.437.4992

Clarke County : PO Box 689; Quitman, MS 39355
Phone: 662.776.2126

Clay County : PO Box 815 West point, MS 39773
Phone: 662.494.3124

Coahoma County : 115 1st Street P O Box 98 Clarksdale, MS 38614
Phone: 662-624-3000

Copiah County : PO Box 507 Hazlehurst, MS 39083
Phone: 601.894.3021

Covington County : PO Box 1679 Collins, MS 39428
Phone: 601.765.6132

DeSoto County : 2535 Hwy 51 S; Courthouse Square Hernando, MS 38632
Phone: 662.429.1317

Forrest County : 641 Main St; PO Box 951; Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Phone: 601.545.6014

Franklin County : PO Box 297; Meadville, MS 39653
Phone: 601.384.2330

George County : 255 Cox St Lucedale, MS 39452
Phone: 601.947.4801

Greene County : PO Box 610 Leakesville, MS 39451
Phone: 601.394.2377

Grenada County : PO Box 1208 Grenada, MS 38902
Phone: 662.226.1821

Hancock County : 150 Main St; Bay St. Louis MS 39520
Phone: 228.467.5404

Harrison County : 1801 23rd Ave; PO Box Drawer CC; Gulfport, MS 39502
Phone: 228.865.4118

Hinds County : PO Box 686; Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: 601.968.6237

Holmes County : PO Box 239; Lexington, MS 39095
Phone: 662.834.2281;

Humphreys County : PO Box 547 Belzoni, MS 39038
Phone: 662.247.1740

Issaquena County : PO Box 27 Mayersville, MS 39113
Phone: 662.873.2761

Itawamba County : 201 W Main St; PO Box 776; Fulton, MS 38843
Phone: 662.862.3421

Jackson County : 3109 Canty St; PO Box 998; Pascagoula, MS 39567
Phone: 228.769.3091

Jasper County : Court St; PO Box 1047; Bay Springs, MS 39422
Phone: 601.764.3368

Jefferson County : 307 Main St; PO Box 145; Fayette, MS 39069
Phone: 601.786.3021

Jefferson Davis County : 1025 3rd St; CO Box 1137 Prentiss, MS 39474
Phone: 601.792.4024

Jones County : PO Box 1468 Laurel, MS 39441
Phone: 601.428.0527

Kemper County : Bell St; PO Box 188 De Kalb, MS 39328
Phone: 601.743.2560

Lafayette County : Town Sq; PO Box 1240 Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: 662.234.2131

Lamar County : Town Sq; PO Box 1240 Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: 662.234.2131

Lauderdale County : 410 Constitution Ave; PO Box 1587 Meridian, MS 39302
Phone: 601.482.9704

Lawrence County : PO Box 40 Monticello, MS 39654
Phone: 601.587.7162

Leake County : Court Sq; PO Box 72; Carthage, MS 39051
Phone: 601.267.7371

Lee County : 200 W Jefferson St; PO Box 7127 Tupelo, MS 38802
Phone: 662.841.9100

Leflore County : 317 W Market Street PO Box 250 Greenwood, MS 38935
Phone: 662.453.6203

Lincoln County : 300 S 2nd St; PO Box 555 Brookhaven, MS 39601-3321
Phone: 601.835.3479

Lowndes County : PO Box 684 Columbus, MS 39703
Phone: 662.329.5805

Madison County : PO Box 404 Canton, MS 39046
Phone: 601.859.1177

Marion County : 250 Broad St Ste 2 Columbia, MS 39429
Phone: 601.736.2691

Marshall County : PO Box 219; Holly Springs, MS 38635
Phone: 662.252.4431

Monroe County : 301 S. Chestnut St. Aberdeen, MS 39730
Phone: 662.369.8143

Montgomery County : PO Box 71; Winona, MS 38967
Phone: 662.283.2333

Neshoba County : 401 E Beacon St Ste 107 Philadelphia, MS 39350
Phone 601.656.3581

Newton County : PO Box 68 Decatur, MS 39327
Phone: 601.635.2367

Noxubee County : PO Box 147; Macon, MS 39341
Phone: 662.726.4243

Oktibbeha County : 101 E Main Street Starkville, MS 39759
Phone: 662.323.5834

Panola County : 151 Public Sq; Batesville, MS 38606-2220
Phone: 601.563.6205

Pearl River County : PO Box 431; Poplarville, MS 39470
Phone: 601.795.2237

Perry County : PO Box 198 New Augusta, Ms 39462
Phone: 601-964-8398

Pike County : PO Box 309 Magnolia, Ms 39652
Phone: 601-783-3362

Pontotoc County : PO Box 209; Pontotoc, MS 38863-0209
Phone: 662.489.3900

Prentiss County : PO Box 477; Booneville, MS 38829-0477
Phone: 662.728.8151

Quitman County : 230 Chestnut St; PO Box 100; Marks, MS 38646
Phone: 662.326.2661

Rankin County : 211 E Government Street Brandon, MS 39042
Phone: 601.825.1469

Scott County : PO Box 630 Forest, MS 39074
Phone: 601.469.1922

Sharkey County : PO Box 218; Rolling Fork, MS 39159
Phone: 662.873.2755

Simpson County : 109 W Pine Ave; PO Box 367 Mendenhall, MS 39114
Phone: 601.847.2626

Smith County : Main St; PO Box 39 Raleigh, MS 39153
Phone: 601.782.9811

Stone County : PO Box 7 Wiggins, MS 39577
Phone: 601.928.5266

Sunflower County : 200 Main St; PO Box 988 Indianola, MS 38751
Phone: 662.887.4703

Tallahatchie County : PO Box Drawer 350; Charleston, MS 38921
Phone: 662.647.5551

Tate County : 201 Ward St; Senatobia, MS 38668
Phone: 662.562.5661

Tippah County : PO Box 99; Ripley, MS 38663
Phone: 662.837.7374

Tishomingo County : 1008 Battleground Dr; Luka, MS 38852-1020
Phone: 662.423.7010

Tunica County : PO Box 217; Tunica, MS 38676
Phone: 662.363.2451

Union County : 109 Main St E; PO Box 847 New Albany, MS 38652-0000
Phone: 662.534.1900

Walthall County : PO box 351; MS 39667
Phone: 601.876.3553

Warren County : PO Box 351; Wicksburg, MS 39181-0351
Phone: 601.636.4415

Washington County : PO Box 309; Greenville, MS 38701
Phone: 662.332.1595

Wayne County : 609 Azalea Dr; Waynesboro, MS 39367-0000
Phone: 601.735.2873

Webster County : Courthouse Square P.O. Box 398 Walthall, MS 39771
Phone: 662-258-4131

Wilkinson County : PO Box 516; Woodville, MS 39669-0516
Phone: 601.888.4381

Winston County : PO Box Drawer 69 Louisville, MS 39339
Phone: 662.773.3631

Yalobusha County : PO Box 664 Water Valley, MS 38965-0664
Phone: 662.473.2091

Yazoo County : PO Box 68; Yazoo City, MS 39194
Phone: 601.746.2213

Eligibility

Anyone is eligible to request certified copies of Mississippi divorce records.

Fees

• Certified copy: $15.00

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Instructions

• Vital Records does not maintain divorce records.
• A five-year search of the divorce indexes is available for January 1, 1926 to June 30, 1938, and for January 1, 1942 to present for a fee of $15.
• A five-year search is available to locate the county where the divorce was granted, the book, and the page number in the Chancery Clerk's office where it was recorded. The Chancery Clerk's office will need to be contacted directly in order to obtain a certified copy of the divorce decree.

Required Information

• Full name of the husband
• Full name of the wife
• Date of divorce or annulment
• The county where the divorce was issued
• Name and address of the applicant
• Reason for request
• Valid photo identification

Need for the Document

If you want your Divorce certificate you can obtain one with following the procedure given below.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Certified copies of divorce records which are typically acceptable for proof of divorce or other legal purposes

External Links

Mississippi State Department of Health

http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/31,0,109.html#Top

Follow link for Contact

Chancery Clerk in the county address and contact details http://courts.ms.gov/trialcourts/chancerycourt/chancerycourt.html

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