Court Filing Fees

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Court filing fees in Mississippi

What the court charges to start a divorce or an adult name change in Mississippi, as stated in the fee schedule or statute. Lawyer fees, service of papers and newspaper costs are extra.

$148to file for an adult name change

The details

Fee for an adult name change
$148.00 (fee listed in a nonprofit name change packet, not county specific)2

Secondary source. No official Chancery Court schedule was read.

Court that handles divorce
Chancery Court12
Fees change, and some counties add local fees. Check the court's own fee page or call the clerk before you file.

Sources

  1. Chancery Clerk, Hinds County, Mississippi, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Mississippi Name Change Self Help Packet, The TRANS Program (secondary), checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source we used only because the official page could not be read.