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Article 1 - Execution of Will.
§ 31-1 - Who may make will. - 31-1. Who may make will. Any person of sound mind,...
§ 31-3 - Rewritten and renumbered as G.S.1 to .6 by Session Laws 1953, c1098, s2. - 31-3: Rewritten and renumbered as G.S. 31-3.1 to 31-3.6 by...
§ 31-3.1 - Will invalid unless statutory requirements complied with. - 31-3.1. Will invalid unless statutory requirements complied with. No will...
§ 31-3.2 - Kinds of wills. - 31-3.2. Kinds of wills. (a) Personal property and real property...
§ 31-3.3 - Attested written will. - 31-3.3. Attested written will. (a) An attested written will is...
§ 31-3.4 - Holographic will. - 31-3.4. Holographic will. (a) A holographic will is a will...
§ 31-3.5 - Nuncupative will. - 31-3.5. Nuncupative will. A nuncupative will is a will (1)...
§ 31-3.6 - Seal not required. - 31-3.6. Seal not required. A seal is not necessary to...
Article 2 - Revocation of Will.
§ 31-5 - Rewritten and renumbered as G.S.1 by Session Laws 1953, c1098, s3. - 31-5: Rewritten and renumbered as G.S. 31-5.1 by Session Laws...
§ 31-5.1 - Revocation of written will. - 31-5.1. Revocation of written will. A written will, or any...
§ 31-5.2 - Revocation of nuncupative will. - 31-5.2. Revocation of nuncupative will. A nuncupative will or any...
§ 31-5.3 - Will not revoked by marriage; dissent from will made prior to marriage. - 31-5.3. Will not revoked by marriage; dissent from will made...
§ 31-5.4 - Revocation by divorce or annulment; revival. - 31-5.4. Revocation by divorce or annulment; revival. Dissolution of marriage...
§ 31-5.5 - After-born or after-adopted child; children born out of wedlock; effect on will. - 31-5.5. After-born or after-adopted child; children born out of wedlock;...
§ 31-5.6 - No revocation by subsequent conveyance. - 31-5.6. No revocation by subsequent conveyance. No conveyance or other...
§ 31-5.7 - Specific provisions for revocation exclusive; effect of changes in circumstances. - 31-5.7. Specific provisions for revocation exclusive; effect of changes in...
§ 31-5.8 - Revival of revoked will. - 31-5.8. Revival of revoked will. No will or any part...
§ 31-6 - Renumbered as G.S31-5.3 by Session Laws 1953, c1098, s5. - 31-6: Renumbered as G.S. 31-5.3 by Session Laws 1953, c....
§ 31-8 - Renumbered as G.S31-5.6 by Session Laws 1953, c1098, s8. - 31-8: Renumbered as G.S. 31-5.6 by Session Laws 1953, c....
Article 3 - Witnesses to Will.
§ 31-8.1 - Who may witness. - 31-8.1. Who may witness. Any person competent to be a...
§ 31-9 - Executor competent witness. - 31-9. Executor competent witness. No person, on account of being...
§ 31-10 - Beneficiary competent witness; when interest rendered void. - 31-10. Beneficiary competent witness; when interest rendered void. (a) A...
§ 31-10.1 - Corporate trustee not disqualified by witnessing of will by stockholder. - 31-10.1. Corporate trustee not disqualified by witnessing of will by...
Article 4 - Depository for Wills.
§ 31-11 - Depositories in offices of clerks of superior court where living persons may file wills. - 31-11. Depositories in offices of clerks of superior court where...
Article 4A - Self-Proved Wills.
§ 31-11.6 - How attested wills may be made self-proved. - 31-11.6. How attested wills may be made self-proved. (a) Any...
Article 5 - Probate of Will.
§ 31-12 - through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that date. - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-13 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that d... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-14 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that d... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-15 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that d... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-16 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that d... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-17 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that d... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-18 - §§ 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after tha... - 31-18: 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter...
§ 31-18.1 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-18.2 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-18.3 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-18.4 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-19 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that d... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-20 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that d... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-21 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that d... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-22 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that d... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-23 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that d... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-24 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that d... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-25 through 31-25.1 - Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that date. - 31-25 through 31-25.1: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-26 - Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that date. - 31-26: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the...
§ 31-27 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that d... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-28 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that d... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-29 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that d... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-30 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that d... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-31 - 31-12 through .2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that date. - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-31.1 - 31-12 through 31-31.2Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that... - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
§ 31-31.2 - 31-12 through Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S28A-2A-1 through G.S28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that date. - 31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A...
Article 6 - Caveat to Will.
§ 31-32 - Filing of caveat. - 31-32. Filing of caveat. (a) At the time of application...
§ 31-33 - Cause transferred to trial docket. - 31-33. Cause transferred to trial docket. (a) Upon the filing...
§ 31-35 - Affidavit of witness as evidence. - 31-35. Affidavit of witness as evidence. Whenever the subscribing witness...
§ 31-36 - Effect of caveat on estate administration. - 31-36. Effect of caveat on estate administration. (a) Order of...
§ 31-37.1 - Settlement agreement; filing of judgment. - 31-37.1. Settlement agreement; filing of judgment. (a) Prior to an...
Article 7 - Construction of Will.
§ 31-38 - Devise presumed to be in fee. - 31-38. Devise presumed to be in fee. When real estate...
§ 31-39 - Probate necessary to pass title; rights of lien creditors and purchasers; recordation in county where real property lies. - 31-39. Probate necessary to pass title; rights of lien creditors...
§ 31-40 - What property passes by will. - 31-40. What property passes by will. Any testator, by the...
§ 31-41 - Will relates to death of testator. - 31-41. Will relates to death of testator. Every will shall...
§ 31-42 - Failure of devises by lapse or otherwise; renunciation; 120-hour survivorship requirement, revised simultaneous death act, Article 24, Chapter 28A. - 31-42. Failure of devises by lapse or otherwise; renunciation; 120-hour...
§ 31-45 - Rewritten and renumbered as G.S31-5.5 by Session Laws 1953, c1098, s7. - 31-45: Rewritten and renumbered as G.S. 31-5.5 by Session Laws...
§ 31-46 - Validity of will; which laws govern. - 31-46. Validity of will; which laws govern. A will is...
§ 31-46.1 - Construction of certain formula clauses applicable to estates of decedents dying in calendar year 2010. - 31-46.1. Construction of certain formula clauses applicable to estates of...
Article 8 - Testamentary Additions to Trusts.
§ 31-47 - Testamentary additions to trusts. - 31-47. Testamentary additions to trusts. (a) A will may validly...
Article 9 - Incorporation by Reference; Acts of Independent Significance.
§ 31-51 - Incorporation by reference. - 31-51. Incorporation by reference. A writing in existence when a...
§ 31-52 - Acts and events of independent significance. - 31-52. Acts and events of independent significance. A will may...
Article 10 - Reformation or Modification of Wills.
§ 31-61 - Reformation of will to correct mistakes. - 31-61. Reformation of will to correct mistakes. The court may...
§ 31-62 - Modification of will to achieve testator's tax objectives. - 31-62. Modification of will to achieve testator's tax objectives. To...
§ 31-63 - Filing of action for reformation or modification of will; bar to caveat. - 31-63. Filing of action for reformation or modification of will;...