Fill and Sign the In the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County Mississippi Form

1 IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF THE _______________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF __________________ COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF __________________________________, DECEASEDNO. _____________ PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND GRANTING LETTERS TESTAMENTARY Comes now _____________________ (Petitioner), an adult resident citizen of the ____________ Judicial District of ____________ County, Mississippi, and files this, his/her verified Petition and would show unto this Honorable Court the following matters and facts, to-wit: I. That on or about the _______ day of _________________, 20______, _______________________ (the Deceased) , an adult resident citizen of the __________ Judicial District of ________________ County, Mississippi, departed this life, leaving a Last Will and Testament which was duly executed and witnessed in _________ (year), said witnesses being ___________________ (witness) and ____________________ (witness), and a true and correct copy of said Last Will and Testament is attached hereto as Exhibit A, the original of which will be produced at the hearing hereof. II. That at the time of her/his death, the said _______________________, deceased, had a fixed place of residence in the _____________ Judicial District of _________________ County, Mississippi, and that this Court has full jurisdiction of the estate of the deceased. III. That Petitioner, the _________________ (relation to Deceased) of Decedent and the sole heir-at-Iaw was named and designated as the Executor to serve without bond by said Will; and Petitioner is above the age of twenty-one years and of sound mind and has never been convicted of a felony and that he/she is in all respects qualified to serve as Executor of said Last Will and Testament. 2 IV. That at the time of the execution by the said _______________________, deceased, of said Last Will and Testament, he/she was above the age of twenty-one (21) years, of sound and disposing mind and memory and in all respects capable of making said Last Will and Testament, and that said Last Will and Testament was duly witnessed by ___________________ (witness) and __________________ Witness). However, after diligent search and inquiry by both Petitioner and Attorney for Petitioner, neither ___________________ (witness) nor ___________________ (witness) can be found. V. That Decedent's will was wholly written, dated, signed, and subscribed by the decedent, who at that time was competent to execute a last will and testament. Petitioner is familiar with and knows the handwriting of the Decedent, and declares that the Decedent's will is wholly in the handwriting of the Decedent.WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Petitioner prays that on hearing of this Petition that said original Last Will and Testament of _______________________, deceased, will be received, approved and admitted to probate in common form, and that Letters Testamentary shall be issued to Petitioner herein upon his/her subscribing to the oath as required by law. Petitioner further prays that bond shall be dispensed with as provided in said Will, and that an appraisal shall also be dispensed with by this Court. And if Petitioner has prayed for wrong and improper relief, then he/she prays for such other, further and general relief as he/she may be entitled to in the premises, and as in duty bound, he/she will ever pray. Respectfully submitted, ____________________________PetitionerOf Counsel: ____________________________(Attorney’s name)Mississippi State Bar No. _______________________________________ (Street address or P.O. Box) 3___________________________ (City, state, and zip code)Telephone Number: ___________________STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF ___________Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the aforesaid jurisdiction, the within named ______________________ (Petitioner), who, after having been first duly sworn, stated on oath that the matters and facts set forth in the above and foregoing Petition are true and correct as therein stated. ________________________________PetitionerSWORN to and subscribed before me, this the _______ day of _________________, 20_____.__________________________________Notary PublicMy Commission Expires:________________________