Mississippi § 91-7-117 - Executor or administrator to set apart exempt property.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 91-7-117 — Executor or administrator to set apart exempt property., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 91-7-117. Executor or administrator to set apart exempt property.
It shall be the duty of the executor or administrator to set apart to the widow and children, or to the widow if there be no children, or to the children if there be no widow, such personal property as is exempt by law from execution. The action of the executor or administrator shall not be necessary to the title of the widow and children to the exempt property, which shall vest in them by operation of law on the death of the husband and father.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 91-7-117 ("Executor or administrator to set apart exempt property.") 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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