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Flowood firm with a second office in Biloxi, serving the Jackson metro and the Gulf Coast. Counsels executors and trustees through estate and trust administration and represents beneficiaries and fiduciaries in estate and trust disputes. Pairs estate planning with tax planning, charitable gift planning, and tax audit work for high-net-worth families.

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Probate in Rankin County

Probate Court Record

Rankin County Chancery Court

Rankin County · Chancery Court District 20

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Office

211 East Government Street, Suite D, Brandon, MS 39042

Self-represented filing

Attorney of record required

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Verified October 16, 2026 · Source

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Forms for Planning Your Estate in Mississippi

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Revocable Living Trust

Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.

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Pour-Over Will

In Mississippi, a pour-over will is signed before 2Miss. Code Ann. § 91-5-1Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.

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Transfer on Death Deed

In Mississippi, a transfer-on-death deed is signed before a notaryMiss. Code Ann. 91-27-1 to 91-27-37Verified Oct 18, 2026, then recorded with the county before the owner's deathMiss. Code Ann. 91-27-1 to 91-27-37Verified Oct 18, 2026. Mississippi does not recognize a Lady Bird deed.

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Last Will and Testament

In Mississippi, a will is signed before 2Miss. Code Ann. § 91-5-1Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyMiss. Code Ann. § 91-5-1Verified Oct 19, 2026View source.

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Tools for Planning Your Estate in Mississippi

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Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

In Mississippi, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 1.6%Modeled estimate under Miss. Code § 91-7-281 (attorney fees allowable; reasonable); see also § 91-7-299: the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source to 2.5%Modeled estimate under Miss. Code § 91-7-281 (attorney fees allowable; reasonable); see also § 91-7-299: the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate; a funded revocable trust keeps those assets out of probate and off that fee.

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How Much Does a Revocable Living Trust Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable living trust in Mississippi runs $3,680Estimate: 10 hours at $368, Clio's Mississippi Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $5,520Estimate: 15 hours at $368, Clio's Mississippi Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source for an individual, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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Do I Need a TOD Deed?

Mississippi authorizes transfer on death deedsMiss. Code Ann. 91-27-1 to 91-27-37Verified Oct 17, 2026: a recorded, revocable deed that passes real property at death outside probate.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

Mississippi automatically revokes an ex-spouse as beneficiary at divorceMiss. Code Ann. § 91-29-1 et seq.Verified Sep 15, 2026View source; employer plans under ERISA follow federal rules either way, so a 401(k) beneficiary changes only by a new designation.

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