Mississippi court costs guide

By the Court Cost Guide Editorial Team · Last updated: October 22, 2026

Filing for divorce in Mississippi costs $135 in court filing fees. This guide covers the verified filing fees for divorce, name change, general civil cases, and probate in Mississippi — every figure from the official schedule or statute named at the foot of the page.

Mississippi at a glance	Figure
Court	Chancery Court
Divorce filing fee	$135 in statutory Chancery Court charges: the $85 clerk fee for any civil case (Miss. Code §25-7-9(2), which expressly includes divorce) + $10 Comprehensive Electronic Court Systems Fund + $40 Judicial System Operation Fund. The same section also lists a $5 Civil Legal Assistance Fund charge at (1)(j), and process/publication costs are charged at actual cost on top.
Name change filing fee	$135 — a name change is a Chancery Court civil case (§93-17-1), and §25-7-9(2)'s case list is expressly non-exhaustive, so the same statutory total applies.
Name-change publication	Not required — Not required — §93-17-1 gives the chancery court jurisdiction to alter names and contains no publication or notice requirement.
General civil filing fee	$135 statutory total for any civil case filed in Chancery Court (§25-7-9(2)–(3)). (The separate Circuit Court clerk schedule at §25-7-13 was not read.)
Probate filing fee	$135 — 'estate of deceased' is expressly listed in §25-7-9(2), so an estate filing carries the same $85 + $10 + $40 statutory total.

Divorce filing fees

$135 in statutory Chancery Court charges: the $85 clerk fee for any civil case (Miss. Code §25-7-9(2), which expressly includes divorce) + $10 Comprehensive Electronic Court Systems Fund + $40 Judicial System Operation Fund. The same section also lists a $5 Civil Legal Assistance Fund charge at (1)(j), and process/publication costs are charged at actual cost on top.

See the national picture — including the states where the fee is set county by county — in our divorce filing cost guide.

Name change: fee and publication

$135 — a name change is a Chancery Court civil case (§93-17-1), and §25-7-9(2)'s case list is expressly non-exhaustive, so the same statutory total applies.

Publication: Not required — §93-17-1 gives the chancery court jurisdiction to alter names and contains no publication or notice requirement.

Publication is the step readers most often get wrong, because the rule changed recently in several states. The full state-by-state picture is in our name change cost guide.

General civil filing fees

$135 statutory total for any civil case filed in Chancery Court (§25-7-9(2)–(3)). (The separate Circuit Court clerk schedule at §25-7-13 was not read.)

Probate court costs

$135 — 'estate of deceased' is expressly listed in §25-7-9(2), so an estate filing carries the same $85 + $10 + $40 statutory total.

How filing works in Mississippi

Prepare the petition or complaint for the Chancery Court — most Mississippi courts publish the forms on their self-help pages.
File with the clerk and pay the filing fee above. Keep the stamped copy; it is your proof of filing.
Arrange service of process on the other party where the case requires it (divorce and general civil cases do; a name change usually does not).
Complete any publication the rules require — for a Mississippi name change: not required.
Attend the hearing or, in uncontested matters, submit the proposed decree for the judge's signature.

Worked total: what a divorce filing costs

Item	Cost
Filing fee	$135
Service of process (typical private process server)	$50–$100
Estimated total to file	$185–$235

Filing fee plus service for one respondent, before any mediation, parenting-class, or copy charges described in the guides. Run your own combination in the cost calculator.

Sources: Miss. Code §25-7-9 (HB 719, 2022) — Mississippi Legislature · Miss. Code §93-17-1 (HB 1337 CS, 2025) — Mississippi Legislature. Researched October 2026 — confirm current figures with the court clerk.

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