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.
Probate in Forrest County
Probate Court Record
Forrest County Chancery Court
Forrest County · Chancery Court District 10
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Office
641 North Main Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Website
Files probate
Court Department
E-filing
Self-represented filing
Attorney of record required
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Verified October 16, 2026 · Source
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Trust Administration Firms Serving Forrest County
Brandon firm serving Rankin and Scott counties and the Jackson metro, with clients across Mississippi. Represents executors, administrators and successor trustees through probate, intestate administration and trust administration, including heirship determinations, and represents beneficiaries in will and trust disputes. Also handles Medicaid planning and special needs trusts.
Biloxi firm on Howard Avenue serving Biloxi-area families since 1971, with clients across Mississippi. Guides executors through probate and named trustees through trust administration, advises fiduciaries on breach-of-duty exposure and resolves will contests. Also drafts pour-over wills, special needs and generation-skipping trusts and business succession plans. Initial consultations are free.
Natchez office on State Street in Adams County that has handled will contests in Natchez and across Mississippi since 2009. Guides executors and heirs through probate, from notices and inventories to accountings and distribution, steps into trust administration for trustees, and drafts wills and trusts. Will-contest consultations are free and walk-ins are welcome.
Ridgeland firm serving estate clients throughout Mississippi since 1991. Works with executors and administrators from the application for appointment through accountings, estate tax returns and distribution, handles trust administration and heirship, and litigates will contests and fiduciary-duty cases. Named a Best Law Firm in Mississippi for Trusts & Estates by U.S. News & World Report.
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Settling a trust in Mississippi happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust CodeMiss. Code Ann. § 91-8-101 et seq.Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries within 60 daysMiss. Code §§ 91-8-813, 91-8-1005Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.
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In Mississippi, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)Miss. Code Ann. § 91-8-708Verified Sep 18, 2026View source unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.
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Settling an estate in Mississippi: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 daysMiss. Code §§ 91-7-93, 91-7-95, 91-7-109Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 3 monthsMiss. Code §§ 91-7-145, 91-7-149, 91-7-151, 91-7-165, 91-7-261Verified Oct 18, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 12 months.
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Mississippi requires a final state income tax return for the decedent alongside the federal Form 1040Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-5Verified Sep 20, 2026View source; a federal estate tax return (Form 706) is required only for estates above $15,000,00026 USC 2001(c), 2010; P.L. 119-21 §70106Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
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Inherited assets in Mississippi take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death26 USC § 1014Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, and the gain on a later sale faces ordinary income tax at the state's regular ratesMiss. Code Ann. § 27-7-5 (rates, as amended by HB 531, 2022)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
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