If a home passes to a spouse by deed, must it be in probate? | NC

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Q: If the home passed automatically to a spouse because of the deed, does it still need to be listed anywhere in the estate paperwork? A: Usually, no. If the deed was set up so the home transfers automatically to the surviving spouse at death—most commonly because the spouses owned it as tenants by the entirety—then the home is generally not a probate asset. That means it usually does not get…