North Carolina § 28A-2-10 - Approval of settlement agreements by the clerk.
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§ 28A-2-10. Approval of settlement agreements by the clerk.
The clerk shall have the authority, in the clerk's discretion, to consider and approve settlement agreements where the following apply: The controversy arises with respect to a matter over which the clerk has jurisdiction. The controversy arose in good faith. Nothing herein shall be construed as giving a clerk the authority to approve a settlement agreement modifying the terms of a last will and testament or resolving a caveat of a last will and testament. History (2011-344, s. 4.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2011-344, s. 14, made this section effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that date.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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