Treatment of decedent’s former spouse

Miss. Code Ann. § 91-29-3, under Effect of Dissolution of Marriage.

Miss. Code Ann. § 91-29-3

(1) A person is not a surviving spouse of a decedent if the person’s marriage to the decedent has been dissolved by divorce, annulment, or a declaration that the marriage is void, unless:(1) As the result of a subsequent marriage, the person is married to the decedent at the time of death; and(2) The subsequent marriage is not declared void.

(1) As the result of a subsequent marriage, the person is married to the decedent at the time of death; and

(2) The subsequent marriage is not declared void.