There shall be no right of succession by collateral kin who are more than five degrees of kinship removed from an intestate; provided that if there is no collateral relative within the five degrees of kinship referred to herein, then collateral succession shall be unlimited to prevent any property from escheating.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 29-7
Collateral succession limited
Known as the Intestate Succession Act
The act spans §§ 29–29 (13 sections).
1959, c. 879, s. 1.
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.