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2016 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons.
§ 52-4 - Earnings and damages.
Universal Citation: NC Gen Stat § 52-4 (2016)
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. (1913, c. 13, s. 1; C.S., s. 2513; 1965, c. 878, s. 1.)
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