How do I open a deceased parent’s estate if paperwork is lost? | NC

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Q: How do I open a deceased parent’s estate if the paperwork keeps getting lost and needs to be re-signed? A: You open the estate by qualifying a personal representative with the Clerk of Superior Court in the proper county—an executor if there is a will, or an administrator if there is no will. The estate cannot really move forward until the Clerk receives and accepts the qualification packet,…