Mississippi
Mississippi living trusts & estate documents
Revocable living trusts and estate documents built on current Mississippi law: the Mississippi Uniform Trust Code (§91-8).
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The Complete Estate Plan
Three PDFs, one plan
Your living trust plus the estate planning portfolio: pour-over will, general durable power of attorney, Advance Health Care Directive, HIPAA authorization, certification of trust, and more, each drafted for Mississippi, with your action guide. See every document.
Will Package
A will plus the essential documents
A Mississippi last will and testament plus the will portfolio: general durable power of attorney, Advance Health Care Directive, HIPAA authorization, and funeral arrangements, with your action guide. Married couples each receive their own will. See every document.
What you receive in Mississippi
Every document below is drafted for Mississippi and delivered as a PDF. Married couples receive their own personal documents for each spouse.
Complete Estate Plan
- Your revocable living trust
- Your estate planning portfolio
- Trust Information Page
- Pour-Over Will with self-proving affidavit
- Confirmation of Names and Fiduciaries
- Revocable Living Trust Funding Instructions
- General Durable Power of Attorney
- Certification of Trust
- Trustee Affidavit
- Assignment of Personal Property
- HIPAA Authorization
- Advance Health Care Directive
- Funeral Arrangements
- Personal Property Memorandum
- Your Next Steps: your action guide for signing and funding your trust
Will Package
- Your last will and testament with self-proving affidavit
- Your will portfolio
- Confirmation of Names and Fiduciaries
- General Durable Power of Attorney
- HIPAA Authorization
- Advance Health Care Directive
- Funeral Arrangements
- Your Next Steps: your action guide for signing
Married couples receive a will for each spouse.
Living trust law in Mississippi
A revocable living trust holds your home, accounts, and other property during your life, you stay in full control as trustee and can change or revoke it any time, then passes it to your beneficiaries without probate when you're gone. In Mississippi, trusts are governed by the Mississippi Uniform Trust Code, Miss. Code §91-8-101 et seq..
Avoiding probate in Mississippi
Probate in Mississippi is governed by the Miss. Code Title 91 and handled by the Chancery Court. Estates are administered in chancery court.
Small estate affidavit for bank accounts/personal property of $75,000 or less. That simplified procedure is set out in Miss. Code §91-7-322. Assets held in a funded living trust pass to your beneficiaries without probate, whatever the size of the estate. Many Mississippi homeowners set one up for that reason.
Estate and inheritance tax in Mississippi
Mississippi has no estate or inheritance tax. The separate federal estate tax reaches only estates above $15 million per person (2026, adjusted yearly), so most families never owe it.
Protecting a surviving spouse in Mississippi
Mississippi also sets aside a one-year support allowance set by the court for the surviving spouse and dependent children (Miss. Code § 91-7-135).
Signing your Mississippi documents
- Sign the living trust. Executed and acknowledged before a notary.
- Sign the will. Two witnesses; notarized self-proving affidavit included (standalone and pour-over wills).
- Sign the power of attorney. Sign your Durable Power of Attorney before a Notary Public.
- Sign the health care documents. Sign your Advance Health Care Directive before a Notary Public.
- Follow your package instructions. Your package includes page-by-page signing instructions written for Mississippi. Follow those as the authoritative guide.
Serving all of Mississippi
Answer the questionnaire from anywhere in Mississippi and download your completed documents in minutes: Jackson, Gulfport, Southaven, Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Olive Branch, Tupelo, Meridian, Greenville, Madison, Clinton, Pearl, and every community in between.
Mississippi estate planning: frequently asked questions
How much does a living trust cost in Mississippi?
The Mississippi Complete Estate Plan is $400 for one person or $500 for a married couple. It includes your living trust, pour-over will, general durable power of attorney, Advance Health Care Directive, HIPAA authorization, certification of trust, trustee affidavit, and the other documents listed on this page, delivered in minutes. A will-based package is also available from $150.
Does a living trust avoid probate in Mississippi?
Generally, yes. Property properly transferred into a living trust passes to your beneficiaries outside of court probate. Estates are administered in chancery court.
Is there a simpler procedure for smaller estates in Mississippi?
Small estate affidavit for bank accounts/personal property of $75,000 or less. Estates above the limit generally go through regular probate; property held in a living trust passes outside probate.
What does it take to sign estate planning documents in Mississippi?
Executed and acknowledged before a notary. Two witnesses; notarized self-proving affidavit included (standalone and pour-over wills). Your package includes page-by-page Mississippi signing instructions. Follow those as the authoritative guide.
Does Mississippi have an estate or inheritance tax?
Mississippi has no estate or inheritance tax. A separate federal estate tax applies only to estates above the federal exemption, $15 million per person for 2026, adjusted annually for inflation.
Is LivingTrustAmerica a law firm?
No. LivingTrustAmerica is a self-service document preparation tool, not a law firm, and does not provide legal advice or create an attorney-client relationship. The document templates were designed by a licensed California attorney with over 26 years of experience. For advice about your specific situation, consult a licensed attorney in Mississippi.
Estate planning guides
What Is a Living Trust and How Does It Work? · Living Trust vs. Will: How to Think About the Choice · How Much Does Probate Cost? · Do You Need a Living Trust If You Own a House? · How to Avoid Probate on a House: 4 Methods Compared · How to Fund a Living Trust · What Happens If You Die Without a Will? · Revocable vs. Irrevocable Trust: The Difference That Matters · How to Choose a Successor Trustee · What a Successor Trustee Does After You Die · Durable Power of Attorney, Explained · Health Care Power of Attorney vs. Living Will · What Is a HIPAA Authorization and Why Your Plan Needs One · What Is a Pour-Over Will (and Why Trusts Include One)? · All guides
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