28A-15-9. Excess funds.
If the amount of any refund exceeds the sums specified in G.S. 28A-15-6, 28A-15-7 or 28A-15-8, the sums specified therein and one half of any additional sums shall be the sole and separate property of the surviving spouse. The remaining one half of such additional sums shall be the property of the estate of the decedent spouse. (1973, c. 1329, s. 3.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 28A - Administration of Decedents' Estates
Article 15 - Assets; Discovery of Assets.
§ 28A-15-1 - Assets of the estate generally.
§ 28A-15-2 - Title and possession of property.
§ 28A-15-3 - Nonexoneration of encumbered property.
§ 28A-15-4 - Encumbered assets.
§ 28A-15-5 - Order in which assets appropriated; abatement.
§ 28A-15-6 - Federal income tax refunds joint returns.
§ 28A-15-7 - Federal income tax refunds separate returns.
§ 28A-15-8 - State income tax returns.
§ 28A-15-10 - Assets of decedent's estate for limited purposes.
§ 28A-15-11 - Debt due from personal representative not discharged by appointment.
§ 28A-15-12 - Actions to recover property of decedent.
§ 28A-15-13 - Opening and inventory of decedent's safe-deposit box.