Government Services
Hours:
Our Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m.to 4:30 p.m., excluding all state and federal
Driving Directions:
422 West Court Square Springfield, Room 102 Tennessee 37172
Chancery Court was established under Article VI, Section 8 of the Tennessee Constitution and is governed by Tennessee Code Annotated ยง16-11-101, et seq. Chancery Court shall have "all the powers, privileges, and jurisdiction properly and rightfully incident to a court of equity." The Chancery Court has original jurisdiction over certain matters, as assigned to it by the legislature, some of them exclusively, others concurrently with the Circuit Court. The types of cases handled by the Chancery Court include: Divorce, Adoption, Paternity, Legitimation, Surrender, Child Support, Conservatorships, Guardianships, Probate, Real Estate Matters, Partition Suit, Name Change, Contract/Debt, Specific Performance, Trusts, Contempt, Minor Settlements, and Foreign Judgements, and Delinquent Tax Records.
The Clerk and Master serves as the clerk for Chancery Court and his/her duties fall under Title 18 of the Tennessee Code Annotated.
