§ 29-4 – Curtesy and dower abolished.
29-4. Curtesy and dower abolished. The estates of curtesy and dower are hereby abolished. (1959, c. 879, s. 1.)
§ 29-19 – Succession by, through and from children born out of wedlock.
29-19. Succession by, through and from children born out of wedlock. (a) For purposes of intestate succession, a child born out of wedlock shall be treated as if that child were the legitimate child of the child’s mother, so that the child and the child’s lineal descendants are entitled to take by, through and from […]
§ 29-5 – Computation of next of kin.
29-5. Computation of next of kin. Degrees of kinship shall be computed as provided in G.S. 104A-1. (1959, c. 879, s. 1.)
§ 29-20 – Descent and distribution upon intestacy of children born out of wedlock.
29-20. Descent and distribution upon intestacy of children born out of wedlock. All the estate of a person who was born out of wedlock and dies intestate shall descend and be distributed, subject to the payment of costs of administration and other lawful claims against the estate, and subject to the payment of State inheritance […]
§ 29-6 – Lineal succession unlimited.
29-6. Lineal succession unlimited. There shall be no limitation on the right of succession by lineal descendants of an intestate. (1959, c. 879, s. 1.)
§ 29-21 – Share of surviving spouse.
29-21. Share of surviving spouse. The share of the surviving spouse of an intestate born out of wedlock shall be the same as provided in G.S. 29-14 for the surviving spouse of a legitimate person. In determining whether the intestate is survived by one or more parents as provided in G.S. 29-14(3), any person identified […]
§ 29-7 – Collateral succession limited.
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. […]
§ 29-8 – Partial intestacy.
29-8. Partial intestacy. If part but not all of the estate of a decedent is validly disposed of by the decedent’s will, the part not disposed of by such will shall descend and be distributed as intestate property. (1959, c. 879, s. 1; 2011-344, s. 5.)
§ 29-9 – Inheritance by unborn infant.
29-9. Inheritance by unborn infant. Lineal descendants and other relatives of an intestate born within 10 lunar months after the death of the intestate, shall inherit as if they had been born in the lifetime of the intestate and had survived him. (1959, c. 879, s. 1.)
§ 29-1 – Short title.
29-1. Short title. This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Intestate Succession Act. (1959, c. 879, s. 1.)