Mississippi § 91-5-27 - Effect of no provision for husband or wife.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 91-5-27 — Effect of no provision for husband or wife., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 91-5-27. Effect of no provision for husband or wife.
If the will of the husband or wife shall not make any provision for the other, the survivor of them shall have the right to share in the estate of the deceased husband or wife, as in case of unsatisfactory provision in the will of the husband or wife for the other of them. In such case a renunciation of the will shall not be necessary, but the rights of the survivor shall be as if the will had contained a provision that was unsatisfactory and it had been renounced.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 91-5-27 ("Effect of no provision for husband or wife.") 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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