29-7. Collateral succession limited.
There shall be no right of succession by collateral kin who are more than five degrees of kinship removed from an intestate; provided that if there is no collateral relative within the five degrees of kinship referred to herein, then collateral succession shall be unlimited to prevent any property from escheating. (1959, c. 879, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 29 - Intestate Succession
Article 1 - General Provisions.
§ 29-3 - Certain distinctions as to intestate succession abolished.
§ 29-4 - Curtesy and dower abolished.
§ 29-5 - Computation of next of kin.
§ 29-6 - Lineal succession unlimited.
§ 29-7 - Collateral succession limited.