§ 52-1 – Property of married persons secured.
52-1. Property of married persons secured. The real and personal property of any married person in this State, acquired before marriage or to which he or she may after marriage become in any manner entitled, shall be and remain the sole and separate estate and property of such married person and may be devised and […]
§ 52-2 – Capacity to contract.
52-2. Capacity to contract. Subject to the provisions of G.S. 52-10 or 52-10.1, G.S. 39-7 and other regulations and limitations now or hereafter prescribed by the General Assembly, every married person is authorized to contract and deal so as to affect his or her real and personal property in the same manner and with the […]
§ 52-3 – Married person may insure spouse's life.
52-3. Married person may insure spouse’s life. Any married person in his or her own name, or in the name of a trustee with his assent, may cause to be insured for any definite time the life of his or her spouse, for his or her sole and separate use, and may dispose of the […]
§ 52-4 – Earnings and damages.
52-4. Earnings and damages. The earnings of a married person by virtue of any contract for his or her personal service, and any damages for personal injuries, or other tort sustained by either, can be recovered by such person suing alone, and such earnings or recovery shall be his or her sole and separate property. […]
§ 52-5 – Torts between husband and wife.
52-5. Torts between husband and wife. A husband and wife have a cause of action against each other to recover damages sustained to their person or property as if they were unmarried. (1951, c. 263; 1965, c. 878, s. 1.)