Mississippi Bankruptcy

Homestead:
The principal place of residence of the debtor where he actually resides and up to the extent of $ 75,000 and cannot exceed 160 acres. And equal amount of Insurance proceeds against the damage of the house. One mobile home or manufactured home is exempted up to the extent of $ 20,000 for the person not claiming for homestead exemption.

Automobile & Household goods:
Household goods, with wearing apparels, pets, books, professional implements, hard cash, professionally prescribed health aids up to the extent of $ 10,000 in aggregate.

Wages:
100 % earnings of the last 30 days and thereafter 75 % of the weekly earnings or 30 times the federal minimum hourly wage for week.

Life Insurance:
Proceeds of life insurance payable to the third party beneficiary up to the extent of $ 50,000.

Personal Injury Payments:
Proceed from personal injury payments up to the extent of $ 10,000.

Total or Absolute Exemptions for:

Court's Address:
United States Bankruptcy Court
Northern District of Mississippi
Thad Cochran U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, 703 Highway 145, Aberdeen, MS 39730

Court's Phone Number: 662-369-2596 (VCIS: 800-392-8653)

Court's Email Address: MSNB_Courtmail@msnb.uscourts.gov

Court's Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. And 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)

Court Locations: Aberdeen, Greenville, Oxford

Jurisdictional Counties: Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Coahoma, De Soto, Grenada, Humphreys, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Leflore, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Sunflower, Tallahtchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Washington, Webster, Winston, Yalobusha

Judges:
Hon. David W. Houston, III (Chief Judge)
Thad Cochran U.S. Courthouse 703 Hwy. 145, N. Aberdeen, MS 39730-0867
(662) 369-2624

Court's Address: P.O. Box 2448 Jackson, MS 39225-2448

Court's Phone Number: 601-965-5301

Court's Email Address: CMECFHelpDesk@mssb.uscourts.gov

Court's Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM (Monday to Friday)

Court Locations: Biloxi, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Jackson, Meridian, Natchez, Vicksburg

Jurisdictional Counties: Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Davis, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Yazoo

Judges:
Hon. Edward R. Gaines
2012 15th St., Ste. 244 Gulfport, MS 39501
(228) 563-1841

Hon. Edward Ellington (Chief Judge)
101 E. Capital St. Jackson, MS 39225
(601) 965-5301x123

Hon. Neil P. Olack
101 E. Capital St. Jackson, MS 39225
(601) 965-5301 x123

Clerks:
Danny L. Miller (Bankruptcy Clerk)
101 E. Capital St. Jackson, MS 39225
(601) 965-5301

Kathy Bryan (Deputy in Charge)
2012 15th St., Suite 244 Gulfport, MS 39501
(228) 563-1790