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Mississippi Wills Laws
Explanation of Chart and More Information on Wills Laws
| Code Section | 91-5-1, et seq. |
| Age of Testator | 18 years or older and of sound and disposing mind |
| Number of Witnesses | Attested to by two or more credible witnesses in testator's presence |
| Nuncupative (Oral Wills) | Must be made in time of last illness of the deceased at his habitation or where he resided for 10 days prior to death (except when taken sick and dies from home before return to habitation). Value bequeathed cannot exceed $100 unless it be proved by two witnesses that testator(trix) called on some person present to take notice or bear testimony that such is his/her will. Will not received to probate after 6 months unless reduced to writing within 6 days after speaking the same. |
| Holographic Wills | Must be testamentary in character, wholly written, dated, and signed by testator(trix). |
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