Once you’re sure the estate doesn’t fit the small estate category—or if it’s above $50,000—your family will file a petition in the relevant county’s Chancery Court, which handles probate in Mississippi. If the decedent left a will, you’ll present that will to the court so it can be verified. Then: Open the Estate The family (or named executor) files documents to officially start p... https://rockpointprobate.com/mississippi-probate-law-and-how-it-works/