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2020 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 31 - Wills
Article 2 - Revocation of Will.
§ 31-5.3 - Will not revoked by marriage; dissent from will made prior to marriage.
Universal Citation: NC Gen Stat § 31-5.3 (2020)
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 the same extent, as a surviving spouse may petition for an elective share when there is a will made subsequent to marriage.
(1844, c. 88, s. 10; R.C., c. 119, s. 23; Code, s. 2177; Rev., s. 3116; C.S., s. 4134; 1947, c. 110; 1953, c. 1098, s. 5; 1967, c. 128; 2000-178, s. 5.)
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