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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
To be effective, a transfer-on-death deed must:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), contain the essential elements and formalities of a recordable deed;
(2) State that the transfer of an interest in real property to the designated beneficiary is to occur at the transferor's death;
(3) Be recorded before the transferor's death in the deed records in the official records of the chancery clerk of the county where the real property is located.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 91. Trusts and Estates § 91-27-17 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-91-trusts-and-estates/ms-code-sect-91-27-17/
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