Mississippi § 93-13-7 - Testamentary guardians; appointment [Repealed effective January 1, 2020].
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 93-13-7 — Testamentary guardians; appointment [Repealed effective January 1, 2020]., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 93-13-7. Testamentary guardians; appointment [Repealed effective January 1, 2020].
Any parent, even though under twenty-one (21) years of age, may, by an instrument to take effect at the parent’s death and wholly written and signed by him or her, or attested by two (2) or more credible witnesses, not including the person appointed as guardian, if not so written, appoint some suitable person as guardian of his motherless or her fatherless child that has not been married, though the child be then unborn and though the child be under some legal disability other than or in addition to minority. Such parent may by such an instrument waive the furnishing by the guardian of bond, inventory and accounting, subject to the approval of the court.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 93-13-7 ("Testamentary guardians; appointment [Repealed effective January 1, 2020].") 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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