Can estate debts or executor expenses be paid from partition sale? | NC

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Q: Can unpaid estate debts or executor expenses be recovered from the sale of inherited property that is being sold through a partition action? A: Sometimes, but not automatically. A partition action is mainly about selling co-owned property and then dividing the net sale proceeds among the co-owners—after the court-approved costs of the sale are paid first. Those sale costs can include things…