No conveyance or other act made or done subsequently to the execution of a will of, or relating to, any real or personal estate therein comprised, except an act by which such will shall be duly revoked, shall prevent the operation of the will with respect to any estate or interest in such real or personal estate as the testator shall have power to dispose of by will at the time of the testator's death.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-5.6
No revocation by subsequent conveyance
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 147 N.C. App. 152 - Duncan v. Duncan (2001)
Most recently applied in 147 N.C. App. 152 - Duncan v. Duncan (November 2001)
1844, c. 88, s. 2; R.C. c. 119, s. 25; Code, s. 2179; Rev., s. 3118; C.S., s. 4136; 1953, c. 1098, s. 8; 2011-344, s. 8.
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.