State guide
Mississippi
Mississippi probate is handled in chancery court, and the creditor-notice statute is unusually short: claims are generally barred 90 days after first publication. The executor or administrator must first make reasonably diligent efforts to identify creditors and mail notice to those found before publishing notice in a county newspaper. ([law.justia.com](https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2020/title-91/chapter-7/section-91-7-145/?utm_source=openai))
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- Publishing the notice
- After filing the creditor-search affidavit, the executor or administrator must publish notice in a newspaper in the county for 3 consecutive weeks; if no county paper exists, posting at the courthouse door and 3 public places is allowed. ([law.justia.com](https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2020/title-91/chapter-7/section-91-7-145/?utm_source=openai))
- Creditor claim deadline
- 90 days after first publication
- Law
- Miss. Code Ann. §§ 91-7-145, 91-7-151, 91-7-322
- Small-estate limit
- $75,000 probate estate cap for successor affidavit under Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-322. ([codes.findlaw.com](https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-91-trusts-and-estates/ms-code-sect-91-7-322/?utm_source=openai))
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Key facts for Mississippi
- Known creditors must be mailed notice at their last known address. ([law.justia.com](https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2020/title-91/chapter-7/section-91-7-145/?utm_source=openai))
- Notice to creditors must be published in a newspaper in the county for 3 consecutive weeks. ([law.justia.com](https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2020/title-91/chapter-7/section-91-7-145/?utm_source=openai))
- If no paper is published in the county, posting at the courthouse door and 3 public places suffices. ([law.justia.com](https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2020/title-91/chapter-7/section-91-7-145/?utm_source=openai))
- Creditor claims are barred if not probated and registered within 90 days after first publication. ([codes.findlaw.com](https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-91-trusts-and-estates/ms-code-sect-91-7-151/?utm_source=openai))
- Mississippi's successor affidavit statute allows collection of personal property if the probate estate does not exceed $75,000. ([codes.findlaw.com](https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-91-trusts-and-estates/ms-code-sect-91-7-322/?utm_source=openai))
What to do next
- Contact the chancery clerk in the county where the decedent lived to confirm local filing requirements and publication practice.
- Before publishing, prepare a creditor list and mail notice to all reasonably ascertainable creditors.
- If the estate may qualify for the successor-affidavit process, compare the asset total against the $75,000 statutory cap before opening probate.
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