All deeds of gift of any estate of any nature shall within two years after the making thereof be proved in due form and registered, or otherwise shall be void, and shall be good against creditors and purchasers for value only from the time of registration.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-26
Deeds of gift
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 127 N.C. App. 457 - Chicago Title Insurance v. Wetherington (1997)
Most recently applied in THZ Holdings, LLC v. McCrea (December 2013)
1789, c. 315, s. 2; R.C., c. 37, s. 18; Code, s. 1252; 1885, c. 147; Rev., s. 986; C.S., s. 3315.
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.