Mississippi § 91-7-213 - Borrowing money to pay claims.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 91-7-213 — Borrowing money to pay claims., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 91-7-213. Borrowing money to pay claims.
When an executor or administrator shall discover that the personal property will not be sufficient to pay the debts of the decedent and the expenses of the administration of the estate, he may file a petition in the chancery court in which the estate is being administered, for the purpose of borrowing money to be secured by a deed of trust, mortgage, or other encumbrance on the lands of the decedent, except the exempt property or homestead which shall not be so encumbered save to pay an indebtedness which constitutes a lien on such exempt property or homestead, and then not without the consent of the exemptionist. The money, when so borrowed, shall be used to pay said claims and expenses.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 91-7-213 ("Borrowing money to pay claims.") 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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