The creditor claim period of 3 monthsMiss. Code §§ 91-7-145, 91-7-149, 91-7-151, 91-7-165, 91-7-261Verified Sep 15, 2026View source runs from the first publication of the creditor notice, which follows the executor's appointment.
Within 90 daysMiss. Code §§ 91-7-93, 91-7-95, 91-7-109Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of the personal representative's appointment.
The personal representative closes the estate by making and filing a final settlement — presenting the final account under oath (§ 91-7-291) together with a sworn statement of the interested parties (§ 91-7-293) — after which summons or publication issues to all interested persons to appear (not less than 30 days out) and show cause (§ 91-7-295); the chancery court then examines the account and, if satisfied it is correct, enters a final decree of approval and allowance and orders distribution (§ 91-7-297)Miss. Code §§ 91-7-291, 91-7-293, 91-7-295, 91-7-297, 91-7-307, 91-7-309Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
Mississippi law recognizes that a person named as executor may renounce the appointment but prescribes no particular document. A signed written renunciation filed with the court states the refusal on the record.
Not until administration is complete (debts paid and assets collected, § 91-7-291) and proof of publication of the notice to creditors is on file — which requires the 90-day creditor nonclaim period from first publication to have run (§§ 91-7-145(3), 91-7-151); the § 91-7-295 summons/publication then sets a show-cause appearance not less than 30 days out before the final account can be allowedMiss. Code §§ 91-7-291, 91-7-145(3), 91-7-151, 91-7-295Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.