If there shall not be either a surviving wife or husband or children or grandchildren of the decedent, the exempt property shall be liable for the debts of the decedent and be disposed of in all respects as other property of such decedent.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 1 - Descent and Distribution
§ 91-1-7. Descent of property as between husband and wife
§ 91-1-9. Descent of trust estates
§ 91-1-11. Personal estate to descend as real estate
§ 91-1-13. Estate of testator not disposed of by will to descend
§ 91-1-15. Descent among illegitimates; definitions
§ 91-1-17. Advancement to be brought into hotchpot
§ 91-1-19. Descent of exempt property
§ 91-1-21. Exempt property liable for debt of decedent
§ 91-1-23. Exempt property not to be partitioned in certain cases
§ 91-1-25. Person who has killed another not to inherit from him
§ 91-1-27. How title to property acquired by descent may be made
§ 91-1-29. Heirs to be cited to appear
§ 91-1-31. Judgment as to descent of property cannot be assailed collaterally except for fraud