After the payment of costs of administration, taxes and other valid claims against the decedent's estate, the personal representative shall distribute the remaining assets of the estate in accordance with the terms of decedent's valid probated will or the provisions of Chapter 29 of the General Statutes or as otherwise lawfully authorized.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-22-1
Scheme of distribution; testate and intestate estates
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 263 N.C. App. 393 - Watson v. Joyner-Watson (2018)
Most recently applied in 263 N.C. App. 393 - Watson v. Joyner-Watson (December 2018)
1973, c. 1329, s. 3.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.