Mississippi § 11-5-115 - Rights of infants saved.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-5-115 — Rights of infants saved., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-5-115. Rights of infants saved.
When a decree shall be made for the sale or conveyance of the real estate of an infant, such decree shall be binding on the infant unless he shall, within one year after attaining the age of twenty-one years, show to the court good cause to the contrary; and it shall not be necessary to insert the saving in the decree, but the saving shall not extend to decrees for the sale of the property of deceased persons, authorizing sales by guardians, or enforcing deeds of trust or mortgages.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-5-115 cover?
Section 11-5-115 ("Rights of infants saved.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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