In Mississippi, estates valued at $75,000Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-322Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less skip probate with the Small Estate AffidavitMiss. Code Ann. § 91-7-322Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, 30 daysMiss. Code Ann. § 91-7-322Verified Sep 8, 2026View source after death. Real property cannot pass through the affidavitMiss. Code Ann. § 91-7-322Verified Sep 8, 2026View source; an estate that includes real estate uses a separate process. An estate over the limit does not qualify, and no affidavit is prepared for it.
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.
No. Mississippi publishes no official formMiss. Code Ann. Title 91, Chapter 7 (Executors and Administrators)Verified Sep 23, 2026View source, so the renunciation is a signed writing.