North Carolina § 29-12 - Escheats.
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§ 29-12. Escheats.
If there is no person entitled to take under G.S. 29-14 or G.S. 29-15, or if in case of an intestate born out of wedlock, there is no one entitled to take under G.S. 29-21 or G.S. 29-22, the net estate shall escheat as provided in G.S. 116B-2.2. History (1959, c. 879, s. 1; 1961, c. 83; 1973, c. 1446, s. 7; 1999-456, s. 1; 1999-460, s. 8; 2013-198, s. 6; 2020-48, s. 3.1(g).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2020-48, s. 6.1, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2013-198, s. 6, effective June 26, 2013, in the undesignated provisions of this section, substituted "intestate born out of wedlock" for "illegitimate intestate" and made a minor punctuation change. Session Laws 2020-48, s. 3.1(g), effective June 26, 2020, substituted "G.S. 116B-2.2" for "G.S. 116B-2." Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1977 law on wills, trusts and estates, see 56 N.C.L. Rev. 1152 (1978). For note discussing the limitation on collateral inheritance in North Carolina, see 14 Wake Forest L. Rev. 1085 (1978).
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What does North Carolina General Statutes § 29-12 cover?
Section 29-12 ("Escheats.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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