In Mississippi, making sure your rights as a heir at law are sometimes not as clear and easy as the law may make it seem. If a person dies without a will, in order to transfer property both real and personal, the Court must determine who are the heirs at law. We...
Year: 2021
Probating a Copy of a Will
In Mississippi, it is still possible to probate a copy of a will. As we previously discussed on this blog, a will requires two witnesses and their statement that the testator was of sound mind. A copy of a will may be probated if the copy is authentic and can be...
Expungement of An Arrest Only
Even if your case is dismissed or remanded, sometimes the charge can still show on your record. That's because the arrest for the charge may show up on a background check, because even if the case has not been dismissed the record of the arrest has not been expunged....
Transfer on Death Deed
In July of 2020, the Mississippi legislature created statutory guidelines for “Transfer on Death Deeds." SB 2851 was signed into law on June 29, 2020, by Governor Reeves and became effective July 1, 2020. The “Mississippi Real Property Transfer on Death Act” provides...
Felony Expungement Part 2
In Mississippi the felony expungement laws now allow for more charges to be expunged. Under Mississippi Code Annotated 99-19-71(2)(a), now any felony is eligible except for those listed in the statute below, previously there were only a few eligible crimes for...