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Mississippi Inheritance Law & Probate Procedure

Mississippi PROBATE COURT FINDER:
- Probate Court for Harrison County: Key information about your local probate court (Chancery Court in Mississippi) for Harrison County.
How Probate Works in Mississippi: How to handle the probate of an inheritance at Harrison County's probate court.
- Here are links to:
  - Mississippi Probate Forms and the
  - Mississippi State Probate Court Website.
Small Estates Procedures in Mississippi: Learn how to use Mississippi's Small Estate procedures that can save you time and money.
- In Mississippi, you can use an Affidavit if the estate is worth less than $12,500 and consists only of bank account and if there is no Will. Person claiming money must sign a bond guaranteeing to pay any lawful debts of the deceased up to the amount withdrawn.
  
  Miss. Code Ann 81-14-383.
  
  There is a summary probate procedure for estates worth less than $500.
  
  Miss. Code Ann 91-7-147.
Mississippi Estate Taxes:
- Mississippi, like most states, does not impose an estate or inheritance tax. Only a few states do.
Avoiding Probate in Mississippi. Find out what property bypasses probate death and goes directly to beneficiaries. such as:
- Transfer on Death Deeds (TODDs)

Bankruptcy & Debt

MEANS TEST CALCULATOR
- for Harrison County, Mississippi (applies the state and county income and expense standards into your means test calculation. Updated with the latest median income and expense standards for May 15, 2024)
Mississippi BANKRUPTCY EXEMPTION FINDER: Search detailed listings of bankruptcy exemptions under Mississippi law and Federal law, for use in filing out Schedule C, when you file for bankruptcy.
- Federal Exemptions available in Mississippi?:
  - No. Miss. Code Ann. § 85-3-2.
- Mississippi Homestead Exemption
  - Property you own & occupy to $75,000; if over 60 and married or widowed may claim a former residence; property cannot exceed 160 acres; sale proceeds exempt
    Mobile home (as personal property) to $30,000 (Mobile home does not qualify as homestead unless you own land on which it is located)
- Mississippi Vehicle Exemption
  - No specific exemption
Mississippi BANKRUPTCY COURT ESSENTIAL INFO: Get information about using your local bankruptcy court.
FREE BANKRUPTCY FORMS:
We'll tell you which bankruptcy forms you need and where to find them.

Mississippi Unemployment Benefits

Benefit Amounts in Mississippi: Learn how unemployment works, how much you'll get, and for how long.
- Minimum:
  - $30 per week
- Maximum:
  - $235 per week
- Duration:
  - In Mississippi, you can receive unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks under state law.
Eligibility: >Whether you qualify for unemployment.
How to Apply: How to apply for unemployment in Mississippi.
- Mississippi Department of Employment Security
  - 888-844-3577
Unemployment Office Near Me? How to find your local unemployment office.
COVID-19 Benefits: We tracked the rise and fall of COVID-19 unemployment benefit payments.
Mississippi Wage & Hour Law
- Mississippi Minimum Wage:
  - Mississippi does not have its own minimum wage law. Therefore, employees in The Magnolia State are entitled to earn at least the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour.
    
    Harrison County Minimum Wage
    
    The minimum wage in Harrison County is $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum wage. Mississippi law prohibits city and county governments from adopting a local minimum wage that's higher than the federal minimum wage.
- Overtime Pay: Every state has rules about weekly maximum hours and overtime. Learn about the overtime laws in Mississippi and whether they apply to you.
- Wage Claims: If you're being unlawfully underpaid, you need to learn how to file a "Wage Claim" in Mississippi.
- Tips : Every state has special pay rates for tipped workers. Find out the rules for tipped workers in Mississippi.
  - In Mississippi, your employer may pay you a minimum wage of $2.13 an hour, as long as you earn enough in tips to bring your total hourly pay up to the full minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. If you don’t earn enough in tips to bring your compensation to the full minimum wage, your employer must make up the difference.