North Carolina § 39-13 - 3. Conveyances between husband and wife.

§ 39-13. 3. Conveyances between husband and wife.

A conveyance from a husband or wife to the other spouse of real property or any interest therein owned by the grantor alone vests such property or interest in the grantee. Recodified as G.S. 41-56(b) by Session Laws 2020-50, s. 1(b), effective June 30, 2020. Recodified as G.S. 41-63(4) by Session Laws 2020-50, s. 1(b), effective June 30, 2020. The joinder of the spouse of the grantor in any conveyance made by a husband or a wife pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this section is not necessary. Any conveyance authorized by this section is subject to the provisions of G.S. 52-10 or 52-10.1, except that acknowledgment by the spouse of the grantor is not necessary. History (1957, c. 598, s. 1; 1965, c. 878, s. 3; 1977, c. 375, s. 9; 2020-50, s. 1(b).) Cross References. - As to rules for construction, see G.S. 12-3 . As to rules for construction pertaining to "husband and wife," see G.S. 12-3(16) . Legal Periodicals. - For article on tenancy by the entirety in North Carolina including brief discussion of this section, see 41 N.C.L. Rev. 67 (1962). For article on joint ownership of corporate securities in North Carolina, see 44 N.C.L. Rev. 290 (1966). For comment on tenancy by the entirety in North Carolina, see 59 N.C.L. Rev. 997 (1980).