Category: North Carolina Law
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New North Carolina Law for Removing Unauthorized Occupants
In Session Law 2025-88, effective December 1, 2025, North Carolina adopted a legal remedy for expedited removal of…
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Recent Case: In re Russo (NC Court of Appeals)
The North Carolina Court of Appeals, in In re Russo, No. COA25-321 (N.C. Ct. App. Jan. 7, 2026),…
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Recent Case: Timmons v. Herring (NC Court of Appeals)
The North Carolina Court of Appeals, in an unpublished decision filed December 17, 2025, addresses the concept of…
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Why Tape Money to a Trust?
I have always found it interesting that older North Carolina trusts sometimes have a $1 or $10 bill…
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Is there a Duty under North Carolina law to file Child Allowance? Should there be?
Effective March 1, 2024, there were several updates and amendments to North Carolina law regarding child allowances for…
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Recent Case: In re Estate of Johnathan Matthew Bozeman (No. COA24-322, N.C. Ct. App. 2024)
Summary An important recent decision from the North Carolina Court of Appeals clarifies spousal abandonment under N.C.G.S. §…
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Conflicting Duties as Guardian ad Litem in North Carolina
Many attorneys misunderstand the fiduciary duties of a Guardian ad Litem (GAL) in incompetency proceedings in North Carolina,…
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Electronic Wills in North Carolina
North Carolina has not yet adopted electronic wills. Senate Bill 307, introduced in March 2023, would have enacted…
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January 2025 Digest
The end of 2024 brought several noteworthy developments in North Carolina’s estate planning and probate law, particularly regarding…