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*'''Circuit courts''' have countywide jurisdiction over criminal cases, naturalization, and major civil cases. The Family History Library has copies of many circuit court records. | *'''Circuit courts''' have countywide jurisdiction over criminal cases, naturalization, and major civil cases. The Family History Library has copies of many circuit court records. | ||
*'''Chancery courts''' have countywide jurisdiction over equity, divorce, | *'''Chancery courts''' have countywide jurisdiction over equity, divorce, probate, guardianship, and adoptions. The Family History Library has some chancery court records. For Pulaski County, for example, the library has copies of the records from 1839 to 1877. | ||
*'''Courts of common pleas''' have countywide jurisdiction over non-real estate civil matters. The Family History Library has some courts of common pleas records. | *'''Courts of common pleas''' have countywide jurisdiction over non-real estate civil matters. The Family History Library has some courts of common pleas records. | ||
*'''County courts''' have countywide jurisdiction over juvenile matters, taxes, claims, and county expenditures. The Family History Library has some county court records, including Pulaski County files from 1846 to 1878. | *'''County courts''' have countywide jurisdiction over juvenile matters, taxes, claims, and county expenditures. The Family History Library has some county court records, including Pulaski County files from 1846 to 1878. | ||