The Chancery Court Department assists attorneys and the public with filing cases related to divorce, adoption, estates, name changes, emancipation (declaring a minor to be 21 for work purposes), commitments, property title confirmation, property disputes (over $50,000), insurance settlements to minors and Department of Human Services support cases.
Chancellors - 8th Chancery Court District
Place 1 - Jim Persons
Place 2 - Jennifer Schloegel
Place 3 - Sandy Steckler
Place 4 - Carter Bise
(Please contact the Chancellors through the Court Administrator's office)
Public Guardian
J.D. Lee
Filing Fees
Filing fees for Chancery Court are set by statutes in the Mississippi Code and must be paid at the time the case is filed.
Click here for a listing of the filing fees this office charges.
- Mailing Address First Judicial District Attn: Chancery Court
John McAdams, Chancery Clerk
P.O. Drawer CC Gulfport, Ms 39502-0860
- Physical Address First Judicial District Attn: Chancery Court
John McAdams, Chancery Clerk
1801 23rd Ave Gulfport, Ms 3950
- Mailing Address Second Judicial District Attn: Chancery Court
John McAdams, Chancery Clerk
P.O Box 544 Biloxi, Ms 39533-0544
- Physical Address Second Judicial District Attn: Chancery Court
John McAdams, Chancery Clerk
730 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Biloxi, Ms 39530
| Gulfport | ||
| Janice Daams - Supervisor | jdaams@co.harrison.ms.us | (228) 865-4095 |
| Anne Wilkey | awilkey@co.harrison.ms.us |
(228) 865-4094 |
| Lesley Giardina | (228) 865-4093 | |
| Rachel Watson | rwatson@co.harrison.ms.us | (228) 867-6555 |
| Sheila Stewart | sstewart@co.harrison.ms.us | (228) 865-4092 |
| Biloxi | ||
| Marie Gombos - Supervisor | marieg@co.harrison.ms.us | (228) 435-8228 |
| Linda Davis | lrdavis@co.harrison.ms.us | (228) 435-8229 |
| Fax | (228) 435-8280 | |
| Court Administration | ||
| Toni Ross - Court Administrator | admins@goldinc.com | (228) 865-4096 |
| Rhonda Herrman | rherrman@co.harrison.ms.us | (228) 865-4008 |
| Public Guardian | ||
| Patti Golden - Public Guardian | pgolden@co.harrison.ms.us | (228) 214-2222 |
| Lori Bingham - Administrative Assistant | l.bingham@co.harrison.ms.us | (228) 868-3326 |
