Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Picayune, Mississippi, in Pearl River County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Picayune is a file of the Chancery Court, kept by the Chancery Clerk, not a vital record. This guide says where the file is, how a certified copy of the decree is had and what the state issues.
This guide covers the court, copies, related records and common questions.
Related guides: Picayune public records, Pearl River County divorce records, Picayune arrest records, Picayune warrants, Picayune inmate search, Picayune criminal records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Where a Divorce from Picayune Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in Mississippi is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Picayune stay with the Chancery Court. The Chancery Clerk keeps it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Pearl River County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at pearlrivercounty.net/195/Circuit-Court (page title: Circuit Court | Pearl River County, MS), phone 601-576-4650, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026. Most of a divorce file is open to the public; the papers the law keeps confidential and anything the court has sealed are not.
Mississippi has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Copies of a Divorce Decree from Picayune
The copy another court or an agency asks for is a certified copy of the judgment, issued by the Chancery Clerk, reached through the court at 601-576-4650.
The Mississippi State Department of Health also issues divorce records for divorces granted since 1926.
The Mississippi vital records page SearchSystems verified is at msdh.ms.gov/page/31,0,109,808.html.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Picayune?
From the Chancery Court, through the Chancery Clerk (pearlrivercounty.net/195/Circuit-Court). The Mississippi State Department of Health also issues divorce records for divorces granted since 1926.
Are divorce records public in Mississippi?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Picayune?
The Chancery Court. The file is kept by the Chancery Clerk.
Does Mississippi issue divorce certificates?
The Mississippi State Department of Health also issues divorce records for divorces granted since 1926.
Is this the official Picayune website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.