Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Lafayette County, Mississippi, has about 60,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Lafayette County 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Lafayette County public records, Lafayette County arrest records, Lafayette County warrants, Lafayette County inmate search, Lafayette County criminal records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Where a Divorce from Lafayette County Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in Mississippi is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Lafayette County stay with the Chancery Court. The Chancery Clerk keeps it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Lafayette County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at lafayettems.com/chancery-court (page title: Chancery Court | Lafayette County), phone (662) 236-0232, 300 N. Lamar Blvd., Suite 208, Oxford, MS 38655, Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 Lafayette County
A certified copy of the decree comes from the Chancery Clerk, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at (662) 236-0232.
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.
More Official Court Pages for Lafayette County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Lafayette County and Mississippi. These court pages from its Lafayette County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- County Courts (courts.ms.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Lafayette County?
From the Chancery Court, through the Chancery Clerk (lafayettems.com/chancery-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 Lafayette County?
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 Lafayette County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.