North Carolina · Statutes

Chapter 31

65 sections

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-1Who may make will.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-2Repealed by Session Laws 1953, c. 1098, s. 1.Repealed
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-3Rewritten and renumbered as G.S. 31-3.1 to 31-3.6 by Session Laws 1953, c. 1098, s. 2.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-3.1Will invalid unless statutory requirements complied with.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-3.2Kinds of wills.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-3.3Attested written will.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-3.4Holographic will.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-3.5Nuncupative will.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-3.6Seal not required.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-4Repealed by Session Laws 2015-205, s. 3(b), effective August 11, 2015.Repealed
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-4.1Repealed by Session Laws 2010-181, s. 1, effective July 1, 2010.Repealed
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-4.2Repealed by Session Laws 2010-181, s. 2, effective July 1, 2010.Repealed
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-5Rewritten and renumbered as G.S. 31-5.1 by Session Laws 1953, c. 1098, s. 3.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-5.1Revocation of written will.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-5.2Revocation of nuncupative will.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-5.3Will not revoked by marriage; dissent from will made prior to marriage.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-5.4Revocation by divorce or annulment; revival.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-5.5After-born or after-adopted child; children born out of wedlock; effect on will.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-5.6No revocation by subsequent conveyance.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-5.7Specific provisions for revocation exclusive; effect of changes in circumstances.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-5.8Revival of revoked will.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-6Renumbered as G.S. 31-5.3 by Session Laws 1953, c. 1098, s. 5.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-7Repealed by Session Laws 1953, c. 1098, s. 9.Repealed
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-8Renumbered as G.S. 31-5.6 by Session Laws 1953, c. 1098, s. 8.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-8.1Who may witness.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-9Executor competent witness.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-10Beneficiary competent witness; when interest rendered void.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-10.1Corporate trustee not disqualified by witnessing of will by stockholder.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-11Depositories in offices of clerks of superior court where living persons may file wills.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-11.1N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-11.1
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-11.6How attested wills may be made self-proved.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-12N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-12
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-18through 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.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-25N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-25
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-26Recodified 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.Repealed
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-32Filing of caveat.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-33Cause transferred to trial docket.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-34Repealed by Session Laws 2011-344, s. 8, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that date.Repealed
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-35Affidavit of witness as evidence.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-36Effect of caveat on estate administration.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-37Repealed by Session Laws 2011-344, s. 8, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that date.Repealed
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-37.1Settlement agreement; filing of judgment.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-38Devise presumed to be in fee.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-39Probate necessary to pass title; rights of lien creditors and purchasers; recordation in county where real property lies.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-40What property passes by will.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-41Will relates to death of testator.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-42Failure of devises by lapse or otherwise; renunciation; 120-hour survivorship requirement, revised simultaneous death act, Article 24, Chapter 28A.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-42.1N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-42.1
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-43Repealed by Session Laws 2015-205, s. 3(b), effective August 11, 2015.Repealed
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-44Repealed by Session Laws 1951, c. 762, s. 2.Repealed
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-45Rewritten and renumbered as G.S. 31-5.5 by Session Laws 1953, c. 1098, s. 7.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-46Validity of will; which laws govern.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-46.1Construction of certain formula clauses applicable to estates of decedents dying in calendar year 2010.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-47Testamentary additions to trusts.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-48Reserved for future codification purposes.Reserved
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-49Reserved for future codification purposes.Reserved
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-50Reserved for future codification purposes.Reserved
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-51Incorporation by reference.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-52Acts and events of independent significance.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-61Reformation of will to correct mistakes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-62Modification of will to achieve testator's tax objectives.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-63Filing of action for reformation or modification of will; bar to caveat.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-71Definitions.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-72Storage of attested written will by a licensed attorney as an electronic record.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-73Certification of paper copy of attested written will stored as an electronic record.