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Miss. Code Ann. § 91-1-21 (2026)

Exempt property liable for debt of decedent

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If there shall not be either a surviving wife or husband or children or grandchildren of the decedent, the exempt property shall be liable for the debts of the decedent and be disposed of in all respects as other property of such decedent.

Codes, 1871, § 1956; 1880, § 1277; 1892, § 1552; 1906, § 1658; Hemingway's 1917, § 1390; 1930, § 1411; 1942, § 477; Laws, 1900, ch. 89.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1974–2011 · leading case: Est. of Darby v. Stinson, 68 So. 3d 702 (Miss. Ct. App. 2011).
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Est. of Darby v. Stinson, 68 So. 3d 702 (Miss. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 8× “Mississippi Code Annotated section 91-1-21 provides that exempt property is not liable for the debt of the decedent if there is a surviving spouse, children or grandchildren.”
Mem'l Hosp. at Gulfport v. Franzke, 634 So. 2d 117 (Miss. 1994). · cites it 6× “Miss.Code Ann. § 91-1-21. Exempt property liable for debt of decedent.”
Weaver v. Blackburn, 294 So. 2d 786 (Miss. 1974). · cites it 2× “) § 91-1-21. Exempt property liable for debt of decedent.”
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