North Carolina § 30-29 - What petition must show.
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§ 30-29. What petition must show.
In the petition the petitioner shall set forth, besides the facts entitling petitioner to a year's support and the value of the support claimed, the further facts that the personal estate of which the decedent died possessed exceeded sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) and also whether or not an allowance has been made to petitioner and the nature and value thereof. History (1868-9, c. 93, s. 22; Code, s. 2130; Rev., s. 3106; C.S., s. 4123; 1961, c. 749, s. 12; 1981, c. 413, s. 4; 1995, c. 262, s. 7; 2009-183, s. 3; 2011-344, s. 7; 2013-81, s. 2; 2019-243, s. 24.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2009-183, s. 3, effective January 1, 2010, and applicable to estates of individuals dying on or after that date, substituted "twenty thousand dollars ($20,000)" for "ten thousand dollars ($10,000)," and made a gender neutral change. Session Laws 2011-344, s. 7, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that date, substituted "petition" for "complaint" in the section catchline; and rewrote the section to the extent that a detailed comparison is impracticable. Session Laws 2019-243, s. 24, effective November 6, 2019, substituted "sixty thousand dollars ($60,000)" for "thirty thousand dollars ($30,000)."
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Section 30-29 ("What petition must show.") 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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