Contact the Humphreys County Chancery Clerk

About the Humphreys County Chancery Clerk

Mack Liddell Jr. serves as the Humphreys County Chancery Clerk. He also works as the County Administrator and as secretary to the Board of Supervisors, so the office sits at the center of both court records and day-to-day county business. The Chancery Clerk is an elected county officer in Mississippi. The role pairs court-record duties with broad responsibility for land records and county finance.

The clerk's office is part of the Humphreys County government in Belzoni, the county seat. It serves the Chancery Court for the Ninth Chancery District, which covers Washington, Sunflower, and Humphreys counties. The county's official agencies directory lists the Chancery Clerk alongside the Circuit Clerk, Justice Court, and Sheriff. Probate, divorce, guardianship, and land matters all route through this office rather than through Circuit Court.

Note: The Chancery Clerk shares the courthouse address with other county offices, so confirm the suite and counter before visiting in person.

Records the Humphreys County Chancery Clerk Keeps

The Mississippi Judiciary explains that Chancery Courts handle equity disputes and domestic matters, including adoptions, custody, divorce, guardianship, sanity hearings, and wills. The Chancery Clerk files and stores those case records. The office also serves the Board of Supervisors and keeps the county's land and administrative records, which makes it one of the busiest record rooms in the courthouse.

Most requests to this office fall into a handful of clear categories. The list below shows the records the Humphreys County Chancery Clerk maintains.

• Probate and estate files, including wills, letters, inventories, and accountings
• Divorce, custody, guardianship, and conservatorship case records
• Adoption and minor-child matters, which are confidential
• Equity and other civil disputes heard in Chancery Court
• Land and property records, including deeds and related filings
• Board of Supervisors minutes and county administrative records

The Ninth Chancery District publishes the office's full Chancery Clerk contact directory with the address, mailing box, phone, and email.

That directory is the quickest way to confirm the current contact details before you mail a request or send an email about a Chancery Court file.

Which Clerk Holds Which Humphreys County Records

Humphreys County splits its court records between two clerks, and sending a request to the wrong one is the most common delay. The Chancery Clerk keeps equity, family, probate, and land files. Felony criminal cases, major civil lawsuits, and marriage licenses belong to the Circuit Clerk instead. When your matter is a felony charge, a large money lawsuit, or a marriage license, the Humphreys County Circuit Clerk is the office to call.

The table below maps the most-requested record types to the office that holds each one.

Probate and estate matters are the largest share of this office's work, since probate runs through Chancery Court in Mississippi rather than through a separate probate court.

How to Request a Humphreys County Chancery Record

A certified copy carries the clerk's seal and proves the document is a true copy of the court file. Banks, title companies, and other courts often require a certified copy rather than a plain printout. Plain copies work for personal reference but are not accepted as official proof. The steps below outline how to request a record from the Chancery Clerk.

1. Identify the case or estate. Note the party names, the type of matter, and the case number if a notice or filing shows one.
2. Confirm the file is a Chancery Court record. Probate, divorce, guardianship, land, and equity matters belong here; felony and major civil files belong to the Circuit Clerk.
3. Contact the Chancery Clerk at 662-247-1740 or by email to ask whether the record is available online, at the counter, or only by mail.
4. State whether you need a plain copy or a certified copy, and how many copies you want.
5. Ask for the current copy, certification, and search fees, and how the office accepts payment before you send money.
6. Submit the request in person, by mail to PO Box 547, or by the method the clerk confirms, then pick up or wait for delivery.

Note: Older, sealed, or non-digitized files usually require a counter visit or a mailed request, so call ahead before you assume a file is online.

Records Request Form Fields

Humphreys County does not publish a standard Chancery record-request form online, so most requests are made by letter, email, or in person. A clear request still needs the same details a form would ask for. Include the items below so the clerk can locate the file without a second round of questions.

• Requester name and contact information, including phone, email, and a mailing address
• Case or estate name, such as the name of the decedent or the parties
• Case number, if a notice or prior filing shows one
• Party names tied to the matter, including spouses, heirs, or guardians
• Approximate filing year to narrow a name search
• The specific document requested, such as a decree, will, or letters
• Plain copy or certified copy preference, and the number of copies
• Delivery method, whether in-person pickup, mail, or email
• A statement that you are willing to pay the quoted copy and certification fees

Note: A precise request with party names and an approximate year is far easier to fill than a broad request that only names one person.

Humphreys County Chancery Clerk Fees

Official copy, certification, and probate-filing fees for the Humphreys County Chancery Clerk were not published in the county sources reviewed. Mississippi clerks may charge for copies, certification, searches, and mailing, so confirm the exact amount before you send payment. The table below lists the common charge points and marks each one that needs direct confirmation.

Digital documents on the state court system run through Public Access to MEC, known as PAMEC, which is subscriber-based for download access. Under the Mississippi Public Records Act, an office may charge the actual cost of searching, reviewing, copying, and mailing a record, and it may ask for payment in advance.

Humphreys County Electronic Filing and PAMEC

Humphreys County Chancery Court joined Mississippi Electronic Courts, the statewide filing and case-management system, with a go-live date of May 14, 2019. Since then, new Chancery filings move through the electronic system rather than paper alone. The Ninth Chancery District court information page lists the Humphreys court location, hours, and the electronic-court details.

The Mississippi Judiciary says public access to digital court records runs through PAMEC, the public-access layer of the electronic system. A subscriber account is needed to view and download documents online. For help with the portal, the PAMEC help desk answers at 601-576-4650 and helpdesk@mec.ms.gov. When a file is older than the 2019 go-live date, sealed, or not fully digitized, the clerk's counter remains the reliable source.

The wider state effort is worth noting. Mississippi completed electronic filing for Circuit, Chancery, and County Courts statewide, which means the technology that reaches Humphreys County is the same system used across Mississippi.

Confidential Humphreys County Chancery Records

Not every Chancery file is open to the public. Family and protective matters carry confidentiality by statute or court order, and the clerk cannot release them to a general requester. Adoption is the clearest example, since Mississippi law holds adoption proceedings in closed court except as authorized. A request for an adoption file will not be filled like an ordinary copy request.

Several other categories follow restricted-access rules. The clerk can confirm the status of a file before you travel.

• Adoption records, which are confidential and closed to ordinary inspection
• Minor-child and custody matters, where names and details may be redacted
• Sealed cases, which may show little or nothing in a public search
• Sanity and mental-health proceedings, which involve protected medical information
• Financial identifiers such as Social Security and account numbers, which are redacted

Note: Confidential family and minor-child files are not handled as expungements, and they follow separate privacy rules set by Mississippi statute and the court.

In-Person, Mail, Phone, and Email Requests

The Chancery Clerk accepts requests through several channels, and the right one depends on the file and how fast you need it. In-person visits work best for counter inspection, certified copies, and questions about sealed or older files. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 102 Castleman St. #2 in Belzoni.

Mailed requests go to PO Box 547, Belzoni, MS 39038. A mailed letter should carry every detail the clerk needs to find the file and a note that you will pay the quoted fees. Phone questions reach the office at 662-247-1740, which is useful for confirming fees, hours, and whether a record sits online or only at the counter. Email to mliddell@humphreyscounty.org suits quick questions and helps you confirm the request before you mail payment.

Divorce decree copies come from this office, since Chancery Court hears divorce cases; the county marriage and divorce records page covers that path in detail. For any file the portal does not show, the clerk that owns the record is always the best fallback.