Mississippi § 91-9-709 - Transferor’s powers and rights.

Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 91-9-709 — Transferor’s powers and rights., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 91-9-709. Transferor’s powers and rights.

A transferor shall have only the powers and rights conferred by the qualified disposition trust. The powers and rights conferred by the qualified disposition trust upon the transferor are personal powers and rights that may not be exercised by a creditor or any other person, except as expressly permitted by the trust. Except as permitted by Sections 91-9-717 and 91-9-721, the transferor shall have no rights or authority with respect to the corpus of the trust or the income from the trust, and any agreement or understanding purporting to grant or permit the retention of any greater rights or authority shall be void.

Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 91-9-709 ("Transferor’s powers and rights.") 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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