28A-2-5. Subject matter jurisdiction of the clerk of superior court in special proceedings.
The clerk of superior court also shall have jurisdiction over special proceedings, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Special proceedings to obtain possession, custody, or control of assets as provided in G.S. 28A-13-3.
(2) Special proceedings relating to the sale, lease, or mortgage of real estate as provided in G.S. 28A-15-1 and in G.S. 28A-17-1.
(3) Special proceedings against unknown heirs before distribution of estate as provided in G.S. 28A-22-3.
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the jurisdiction of the clerk of superior court in special proceedings. (2011-344, s. 4.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 28A - Administration of Decedents' Estates
Article 2 - Jurisdiction for Probate of Wills and Administration of Estates of Decedents.
§ 28A-2-1 - Clerk of superior court.
§ 28A-2-2 - Assistant clerk of superior court.
§ 28A-2-3 - Jurisdiction where clerk interested.
§ 28A-2-4 - Subject matter jurisdiction of the clerk of superior court in estate proceedings.
§ 28A-2-5 - Subject matter jurisdiction of the clerk of superior court in special proceedings.
§ 28A-2-6 - Commencement of estate proceedings, pleadings, consolidation, and joinder.
§ 28A-2-7 - Representation of parties.
§ 28A-2-9 - Appeals of estate proceedings and special proceedings.
§ 28A-2-10 - Approval of settlement agreements by the clerk.