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Mississippi small-estate limit: $75,000

Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Sources rechecked October 3, 2026. This page last revised .

1. Where and when
2. What they left

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Counted probate estate: not yet counted

A valid date of death is required before any waiting period can be tested.

Gross probate propertyNot yet counted
Court chargeMore information neededChancery civil case including estate of a deceased (§ 25-7-9(2))2 asset entries have no value entered. A blank amount is not treated as zero, so the charge cannot be computed.Court charges only, for the proceeding named beside each figure. That proceeding is not always the route screened above.
Scheduled executor compensationMore information needed2 asset entries have no value entered.Mississippi sets a statutory ceiling on the commission an executor or administrator may be allowed, but the controlling section, Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-299, is published only through LexisNexis, and no Mississippi bill enacted from 2008 through 2025 restates it. Because the ceiling cannot be quoted from free official text, no figure is given here. Consult Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-299 or the Chancery Court of the county of administration for the current commission ceiling.

This route check is general information, not legal advice. It does not test every eligibility condition, creditor issue, will provision, local fee, or asset-title fact.

After at least thirty (30) days from death, a successor may collect a Mississippi decedent's tangible personal property and money by affidavit where the value of the entire estate, excluding all liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $75,000.00 (Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-322 as revised by S.B. 2850, 2020, eff. July 1, 2020), no petition for appointment of a personal representative is pending or granted, and known debts are provided for.

Where the limit comes from

Is this the limit that applies?

$75,000 is the limit in S.B. 2850, § 7, 2020 Miss. Laws (Reg. Sess.) (amending Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-322) as it read on October 3, 2026; confirm it with the probate court before you file.

Controlling citation: S.B. 2850, § 7, 2020 Miss. Laws (Reg. Sess.) (amending Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-322), Mississippi Senate Bill 2850 (2020 Regular Session) — amending Miss. Code § 91-7-322 (small-estate affidavit) (Mississippi Legislature; take effect and be in force from 197 and after July 1, 2020.).

The section’s own words
does not exceed * * * Seventy - five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) ; (b) That at least thirty (30) days have elaps ed since the death of the decedent

How the Mississippi screen is measured

ProcedureSmall-estate affidavit for collection of personal property (Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-322)
What countsPersonal property only; real property is outside this route
Value basisValue less enforceable liens and encumbrances
Waiting period30 days after death

The Mississippi caveats that can change this answer are listed once, on the Mississippi overview.

The official Mississippi path

What a small-estate screen can and cannot decide, and which assets never enter it, is explained once in small-estate affidavit or probate and what counts as a probate asset.

Controlling source

Sources rechecked October 3, 2026: Mississippi source list · how sources are checked · report a correction

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