The clerk of superior court of each county, ex officio judge of probate, shall have jurisdiction of the administration, settlement, and distribution of estates of decedents including, but not limited to, estate proceedings as provided in G.S. 28A-2-4.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-2-1
Clerk of superior court
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case 154 N.C. App. 45 - State Ex Rel. Pilard v. Berninger (2002)
Most recently applied in 242 N.C. App. 30 - In re Taylor (July 2015)
R.C., c. 46, s. 1; C.C.P., s. 433; 1868-9, c. 113, s. 115; Code, s. 1374; Rev., s. 16; C.S., s. 1; 1931, c. 165; 1943, c. 543; 1951, c. 765; 1973, c. 1329, s. 3; 2011-344, s. 4.
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