Section 91-5-35 - Will devising real property admitted to probate as muniment of title only; petition signature; rights of interested parties unaffected(1) When a person dies testate owning at the time of death real property in the State of Mississippi and his will purports to devise such realty, then said will may be admitted to probate, as a muniment of title only, by petition signed and sworn, without the necessity of administration or the appointment of an executor or administrator with the will annexed, provided it be shown by said petition that: (a) The value of the decedent's probate estate in the State of Mississippi at the time of his or her death, exclusive of any interest in real property and exempt property set forth in Section 91-7-117, did not exceed the sum set forth in Section 91-7-322; and(b) All known debts of the decedent and his estate have been paid, including estate and income taxes, if any.(2) The petition shall be signed and sworn by the personal representative, including (a) an executor, (b) an administrator with the will annexed, or (c) other personal representative serving in a foreign jurisdiction. If there is no such serving executor, administrator with the will annexed, or other personal representative, then it shall be signed and sworn by (i) the spouse of the decedent, if then living, and (ii) the devisees of the Mississippi real property, whether specific or residuary, but excluding persons holding mere contingent remainder interests in the real property.(3) The petition may be signed for and on behalf of the spouse of the decedent, or a beneficiary under the will of the decedent, by a person acting in a representative capacity in accordance with Section 91-8-303.(4) The probate of a will under this section shall in no way affect the rights of any interested party to petition for a formal administration of the estate or to contest the will as provided by Section 91-7-23, Mississippi Code of 1972, or the right of anyone desiring to contest a will presented for probate as provided by Section 91-7-21, or as otherwise provided by law.(5) This section shall apply to wills admitted to probate from and after July 1, 2020, notwithstanding that the testator or testatrix may have died on or before July 1, 2020.Laws, 1983, ch. 385; Laws, 1984, ch. 467; Laws, 1989, ch. 582, § 1, eff. 7/1/1989.Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 343, SB 2850,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2020.