Tools for Planning Your Estate in Mississippi

In Mississippi, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony.

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How Much Does Probate Cost?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Mississippi costs an estimated $23,712. Attorney fees run 1.6% to 2.5% of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.

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Who Inherits Without a Will?

Without a will in Mississippi, descendants divide what passes to them per stirpes, and the state sets no survival period for heirs.

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How Much Are Estate & Inheritance Taxes?

Mississippi levies no estate or inheritance tax; only the federal estate tax applies above $15,000,000.

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Do I Need Probate?

In Mississippi, estates valued at $75,000 or less skip probate with the Small Estate Affidavit, 30 days after death.

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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Mississippi runs $3,680 to $5,520 and a simple will $849 to $1,698, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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How Much Does a Revocable Living Trust Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable living trust in Mississippi runs $3,680 to $5,520 for an individual, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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How Much Does a Will Cost?

An attorney-prepared will in Mississippi runs $849 to $1,698, against $0 to $299 up front with an online service, and probate on a $500,000 estate adds about $23,712.

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How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?

In Mississippi, four years at a public university cost about $84,000 and the cost of living is 13% below the U.S. average; no state estate or inheritance tax applies.

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How Does Step-Up in Basis Work?

Inherited assets in Mississippi take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death, and the gain on a later sale faces ordinary income tax at the state's regular rates.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

Mississippi automatically revokes an ex-spouse as beneficiary at divorce; employer plans under ERISA follow federal rules either way, so a 401(k) beneficiary changes only by a new designation.

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What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Mississippi costs an estimated $23,712 and takes 6 months to 12 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 1.6% to 2.5% of the estate. Estates under $75,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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How Do I Name a Guardian for My Minor Children?

In Mississippi, a parent names a guardian for a minor child in a will or a separate signed writing, and the nomination covers the child until the age of majority, 21.

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What Are the Burial and Cremation Laws in My State?

Mississippi allows you to name your own agent in a signed, written document, and that designation takes priority over the statutory order of next of kin who otherwise control disposition of the remains.

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How Do I Sign Estate Documents?

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Will My Estate Documents Transfer?

Check if estate planning documents signed in one state are valid in another.

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Do I Need a Revocable Trust?

Probate in Mississippi takes 6 months to 12 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 1.6% to 2.5% of the estate; assets held in a revocable trust skip both.

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Do I Need a TOD Deed?

Mississippi authorizes transfer on death deeds: a recorded, revocable deed that passes real property at death outside probate.

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Do I Need a Vehicle TOD?

Mississippi allows a transfer-on-death beneficiary designation on a vehicle title, filed through the Mississippi Department of Revenue (applications made to a designated agent / county Tax Collector).

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How Do I Open a Trust Account at My Bank?

Compare trust-account requirements bank by bank: how a revocable trust account is opened or retitled, and what proves the trust.

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A will in Mississippi costs what the provider charges. An online service runs $0 to $299 up front. An attorney in Mississippi charges around $283 an hour for wills and estates work, which puts a simple will at $849 to $1,698. The document is only part of the cost: probate adds about $23,712 on a $500,000 estate in fees the heirs pay later.

A revocable living trust in Mississippi costs what the provider charges. An online service runs $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription. An attorney in Mississippi charges around $368 an hour for trust work, which puts an attorney-prepared trust at $3,680 to $5,520 for an individual plan.

Yes. Mississippi allows transfer-on-death deeds. The deed names a beneficiary for real property, is recorded during the owner's life, and passes the property at death without probate.

In Mississippi, a parent names a guardian for a minor child in a will or a separate signed writing. It needs your signature, and the nomination covers the child until the age of majority, 21. It can be recorded alongside the rest of an estate plan when you create a revocable living trust.

In Mississippi, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 1.6% to 2.5% of the estate; a funded revocable trust keeps those assets out of probate and off that fee. The trust also distributes assets faster than the 6 months to 12 months probate timeline a simple estate takes.

Tools for Planning Your Estate in Mississippi

The tools of an estate plan are the documents that decide who receives property, who acts when the owner cannot, and who cares for minor children: a will, a revocable living trust, a financial power of attorney, a healthcare directive, beneficiary designations, and in some states a transfer on death deed. Each is governed by the law of the state where it is signed, and what it can do, how it is signed, and what it costs differ from state to state.

An attorney-prepared will in Mississippi runs $849 to $1,698, and probate on a $500,000 estate adds about $23,712 in court costs, attorney fees and executor compensation, the figure a trust is measured against. A healthcare power of attorney in Mississippi is signed before 2 witnesses or a notary. Mississippi levies no estate or inheritance tax; only the federal estate tax above $15,000,000 applies.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 15, 2026

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