2020 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 28A - Administration of Decedents' Estates
Article 6 - Appointment of Personal Representative.
§ 28A-6-2 - Letters issued without notice; exceptions.

Universal Citation: NC Gen Stat § 28A-6-2 (2020)

28A-6-2. Letters issued without notice; exceptions.

Letters of administration or letters testamentary may be issued without notice, including upon a finding of implied renunciation under G.S. 28A-5-1(b) or G.S. 28A-5-2(b), except:

(1) When the applicant is not entitled to priority of appointment under G.S. 28A-4-1, all persons entitled to an equal or higher preference shall be given 15 days prior to written notice of that application, unless they have renounced in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of this Chapter.

(2) The clerk of superior court may in any case require that prior written notice be given to such interested persons as the clerk, in the clerk's discretion, may designate prior to the granting of letters.

(1973, c. 1329, s. 3; 2011-344, s. 4.)


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