§ 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 date.
31-12 through 31-31.2: Recodified as Article 2A of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes, G.S. 28A-2A-1 through G.S. 28A-2A-23, by Session Laws 2011-344, s. 3, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that date.
§ 31-5.8 – Revival of revoked will.
31-5.8. Revival of revoked will. No will or any part thereof that has been in any manner revoked can, except as provided in G.S. 31-5.4, be revived otherwise than by a reexecution thereof, or by the execution of another will in which the revoked will or part thereof is incorporated by reference. (1953, c. 1098, […]
§ 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. 1098, s. 5.
§ 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. 1098, s. 8.
§ 31-5.1 – Revocation of written will.
31-5.1. Revocation of written will. A written will, or any part thereof, may be revoked only (1) By a subsequent written will or codicil or other revocatory writing executed in the manner provided herein for the execution of written wills, or (2) By being burnt, torn, canceled, obliterated, or destroyed, with the intent and for […]
§ 31-5.2 – Revocation of nuncupative will.
31-5.2. Revocation of nuncupative will. A nuncupative will or any part thereof may be revoked (1) By a subsequent nuncupative will, or (2) By a subsequent written will or codicil or other revocatory writing executed in the manner provided herein for the execution of written wills. (1953, c. 1098, s. 4.)
§ 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 prior to marriage. A will is not revoked by a subsequent marriage of the maker; and the surviving spouse may petition for an elective share when there is a will made prior to the marriage in the same manner, upon the same conditions, and to […]
§ 31-5.4 – Revocation by divorce or annulment; revival.
31-5.4. Revocation by divorce or annulment; revival. Dissolution of marriage by absolute divorce or annulment after making a will does not revoke the will of any testator but, unless otherwise specifically provided in the will, it revokes all provisions in the will in favor of the testator’s former spouse or purported former spouse, including, but […]
§ 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; effect on will. (a) A will shall not be revoked by the subsequent birth of a child to the testator, or by the subsequent adoption of a child by the testator, or by the subsequent entitlement of an after-born child born out of wedlock to […]
§ 31-5.6 – No revocation by subsequent conveyance.
31-5.6. No revocation by subsequent conveyance. No conveyance or other act made or done subsequently to the execution of a will of, or relating to, any real or personal estate therein comprised, except an act by which such will shall be duly revoked, shall prevent the operation of the will with respect to any estate […]