North Carolina § 29-21 - Share of surviving spouse.
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§ 29-21. Share of surviving spouse.
The share of the surviving spouse of an intestate born out of wedlock shall be the same as provided in G.S. 29-14 for the surviving spouse of a legitimate person. In determining whether the intestate is survived by one or more parents as provided in G.S. 29-14(3), any person identified as the father under G.S. 29-19(b)(1) or (b)(2) shall be regarded as a parent. History (1959, c. 879, s. 1; 1977, c. 757, s. 1; 2013-198, s. 11.) Editor's Note. - Section 29-14(3), referred to in this section, has been rewritten. For provisions as to illegitimate intestates who are survived by one or more parents, see now G.S. 29-14(a)(3) and G.S. 29-14(b)(3). Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2013-198, s. 11, effective June 26, 2013, substituted "an intestate born out of wedlock" for "an illegitimate intestate" in the first sentence and deleted "illegitimate" preceding "intestate is survived" in the second sentence. Legal Periodicals. - For article, "Transferring North Carolina Real Estate Part I: How the Present System Functions," see 49 N.C.L. Rev. 413 (1971).
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