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Mississippi lawyers of the OT, what's the deal with chancery courts?
Posted on 4/4/19 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 4/4/19 at 2:20 pm
They just handle family and probate? Seems like an odd concept.
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Posted on 4/4/19 at 2:22 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
you play the game, you take your chancery
Posted on 4/4/19 at 2:24 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
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what's the deal with chancery courts?
They used to serve a valuable purpose. These days they're really only around to allow people an opportunity to wear seersucker suits to work.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 8:50 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
In legal theory "courts of law" award damages to correct unfairness, while "courts of equity" (a.k.a. chancery courts) strive to attain fairness.
In practice, these lines are blurred, but if you look at the matters that end up before a chancery court you can kind of see the underlying theory in play. A chancery court wouldn't handle a malpractice lawsuit (where the goal is to win a cash award) but would handle a custody case (where the goal is fairness, i.e. equity).
In practice, these lines are blurred, but if you look at the matters that end up before a chancery court you can kind of see the underlying theory in play. A chancery court wouldn't handle a malpractice lawsuit (where the goal is to win a cash award) but would handle a custody case (where the goal is fairness, i.e. equity).
Posted on 4/4/19 at 9:45 pm to USMEagles
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In legal theory "courts of law" award damages to correct unfairness, while "courts of equity" (a.k.a. chancery courts) strive to attain fairness.
I was duck hunting in Mississippi this past year and the guy I was hunting with was talking about some “committee” he was on that had to decide how a farm was going to be split up after a parent died. Seems like a judge appointed a group to look at the best way to divide the assets fairly between the two brothers.
Was this basically a Chancery court?
Posted on 4/4/19 at 9:52 pm to USMEagles
Interesting concept for sure.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 10:00 pm to highcotton2
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I was duck hunting in Mississippi this past year and the guy I was hunting with was talking about some “committee” he was on that had to decide how a farm was going to be split up after a parent died. Seems like a judge appointed a group to look at the best way to divide the assets fairly between the two brothers.
Was this basically a Chancery court?
Sounds like a jury appointed by a chancery court.
I know that in some parts of MS, there is a county grand jury that is asked to issue opinions on a lot of questions, e.g. whether or not the jail is suitable for humans.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 10:04 pm to USMEagles
Chancery court in MS is actually a 'family court' but they handle other civil stuff but no criminal. Someone from there can correct me if I am wrong.
Been to chancery court there a few times and have never seen anyone dressed properly for court other than the attorneys, court staff, and the judge. I felt like I was way out of place with a coat and tie on.
Everyone else was dressed like they were headed to the mud races.
Been to chancery court there a few times and have never seen anyone dressed properly for court other than the attorneys, court staff, and the judge. I felt like I was way out of place with a coat and tie on.
Everyone else was dressed like they were headed to the mud races.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 10:12 pm to FreeState
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headed to the mud races.
frick you those were my good jeans
Posted on 4/4/19 at 10:39 pm to FreeState
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Been to chancery court there a few times and have never seen anyone dressed properly for court other than the attorneys, court staff, and the judge. I felt like I was way out of place with a coat and tie on.
There's a dress code in my parish courthouse. Among other things, it bans pajamas. From that I gather people had been wearing pajamas to court.
This post was edited on 4/4/19 at 10:41 pm
Posted on 4/5/19 at 5:41 am to FreeState
quote:So, basically any court in the United States.
Been to chancery court there a few times and have never seen anyone dressed properly for court other than the attorneys, court staff, and the judge.
quote:No.
Chancery court in MS is actually a 'family court'
Posted on 4/5/19 at 5:48 am to LSUTigersVCURams
Chancery has jurisdiction over family law matters and issues over real property, and "matters of equity." A chancellor presides, and there is no jury.
Posted on 4/5/19 at 8:11 am to FreeState
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Chancery court in MS is actually a 'family court' but they handle other civil stuff but no criminal. Someone from there can correct me if I am wrong.
Yea my Mississippi God Damn deeevorce was in that there Chancery Court.
Posted on 4/5/19 at 9:44 am to LSUTigersVCURams
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Chancery Courts have jurisdiction over disputes in matters involving equity; domestic matters including adoptions, custody disputes and divorces; guardianships; sanity hearings; wills; and challenges to constitutionality of state laws. Land records are filed in Chancery Court.
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