263 N.C. App. 393 - Watson v. Joyner-Watson’s Empirical Analysis
2018
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
November 2025
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on In Re the Appeal From the Civil Penalty · In re T.R.P. · In Re TRP · 145 N.C. App. 391 - Fuller v. Easley · 222 N.C. App. 784 - Peltzer v. Peltzer
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“[T]he superior court maintains "[e]xclusive original jurisdiction for the probate of wills and the administration of decedents' estates[.]" N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-241 (2017). Under the auspice of the superior court, the personal representative of a decedent's estate "must follow the requirements of Chapter 28A, which include ... paying claims against the estate," among other responsibilities. Painter-Jamieson v. Painter , 163 N.C. App. 527 , 530, 594 S.E.2d 217 , 219 (2004) ; see generally N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A (2017). In contrast, the district court exercises subject matter jurisdiction over "civil actions and proceedings for ... equitable distribution of property ... and the enforcement of separation or property settlement agreements between spouses, or recovery for the breach thereof." N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-244 (2017). Equitable distribution is a process that occurs upon the dissolution of a marriage whereby the district court divides "property acquired during the marriage" among former spouses "in recognition that marital property and divisible property are species of common ownership." Painter-Jamieson , 163 N.C. App. at 532 , 594 S.E.2d at 220 (quoting N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-20 (k) ).... Thus, the entire equitable distribution process-including the enforcement of an unpaid distributive award-is governed by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50 et seq. and is under the authority of the district court pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-244 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Where payment is due from a decedent to a former spouse to account for the former spouse's portion of the marital estate, that payment must be made first. Only after the marital estate is separated from decedent's estate can the administrator determine decedent's assets and proceed to pay the creditors and distribute the assets of the estate pursuant to Chapter 28A.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the entire equitable distribution process-including the enforcement of an unpaid distributive award-is governed by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50 et seq . and is under the authority of the district court pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-244.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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