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How can I obtain an heir affidavit or successor interest document to satisfy my mortgage lender?

Probate Q&A SeriesBy jpierceOctober 8, 2025

How can I obtain an heir affidavit or successor interest document to satisfy my mortgage lender? – North Carolina Short Answer In North Carolina, there is no one-size-fits-all “affidavit of heirship” that transfers title to a house. Title to a non‑survivorship home vests in the heirs at death, but transactions within two years are subject…

Can I use a small estate administration process to transfer real property that has an outstanding mortgage?

Probate Q&A SeriesBy jpierceOctober 8, 2025

Can I use a small estate administration process to transfer real property that has an outstanding mortgage? – North Carolina Short Answer No. In North Carolina, the small estate “collection by affidavit” process only covers personal property and does not transfer or authorize action on real estate. Title to a house passes to heirs at…

Do I need to file a small estate affidavit for real property that has already vested to me by operation of law?: North Carolina answer

Probate Q&A SeriesBy jpierceOctober 8, 2025

Do I need to file a small estate affidavit for real property that has already vested to me by operation of law? – North Carolina Short Answer No. In North Carolina, title to real property vests in the heirs at the moment of death, subject to the estate’s debts and limited rights of the personal…

How can we manage or negotiate mortgage arrears on an inherited home to prevent foreclosure?

Probate Q&A SeriesBy jpierceOctober 7, 2025

How can we manage or negotiate mortgage arrears on an inherited home to prevent foreclosure? – North Carolina Short Answer In North Carolina, the quickest path is to qualify as the estate’s personal representative, notify the mortgage servicer, and request a reinstatement or short-term forbearance while you prepare the home for sale. If estate funds…

How can I open my late parent’s estate when I live out of state?

Probate Q&A SeriesBy jpierceOctober 7, 2025

How can I open my late parent’s estate when I live out of state? – North Carolina Short Answer In North Carolina, you can open your parent’s estate from out of state by applying with the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where your parent lived, appointing a North Carolina resident as your process…

How do I handle final tax returns and debts in my parent’s estate after probate opens?: North Carolina

Probate Q&A SeriesBy jpierceOctober 7, 2025

How do I handle final tax returns and debts in my parent’s estate after probate opens? – North Carolina Short Answer In North Carolina, the personal representative must publish and mail a notice to creditors, file a 90‑day inventory, receive and evaluate claims, and pay valid debts in the statutory order before distributing anything to…

How can I locate and claim my parent’s unclaimed bank accounts and funds when they died without a will?

Probate Q&A SeriesBy jpierceOctober 7, 2025

How can I locate and claim my parent’s unclaimed bank accounts and funds when they died without a will? – North Carolina Short Answer In North Carolina, you can access a deceased parent’s bank funds either by filing a small-estate “collection by affidavit” if the probate personal property is within the statutory limit, or by…

How do beneficiary designations or joint accounts affect what goes through probate?: North Carolina

Probate Q&A SeriesBy jpierceOctober 7, 2025

How do beneficiary designations or joint accounts affect what goes through probate? – North Carolina Short Answer In North Carolina, assets with a valid beneficiary designation (like POD bank accounts or TOD securities) and joint accounts with a properly created right of survivorship usually pass directly to the named person and do not go through…

How do I determine if the estate must file an income tax return for dividends before closing probate?: North Carolina

Probate Q&A SeriesBy jpierceOctober 7, 2025

How do I determine if the estate must file an income tax return for dividends before closing probate? – North Carolina Short Answer Under North Carolina law, the estate is a separate taxpayer. If the estate has $600 or more of gross income during its tax year—or makes any distributions to beneficiaries—it generally must file…

Can I decide on stock disposition as power of attorney or does my parent need to approve every step?: North Carolina

Probate Q&A SeriesBy jpierceOctober 7, 2025

Can I decide on stock disposition as power of attorney or does my parent need to approve every step? – North Carolina Short Answer In North Carolina, a power of attorney lets you act for a living parent, but your authority ends at their death. For the deceased parent’s stocks, only the court-appointed personal representative…

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