Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in North Carolina
no will in north carolina
What happens the estate of a person over 21 who dies in North Carolina without a will?
thank you
Asked on 2/04/09, 10:23 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: no will in north carolina
Any assets in this estate would be distributed according to the North Carolina statutory scheme
prescribed for persons who die intestate (without a will). It would very likely be similar to the Virginia statute found at Va. Code Sec. 64.1-1.
Answered on 2/04/09, 11:27 pm