Who inherits a separated spouse’s share of a jointly owned house? | NC

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Q: Who inherits a deceased spouse’s share of a jointly owned house when there was a separation or property division order before death? A: Usually, if the spouses still owned the home as tenants by the entirety when one spouse died, the surviving spouse owns the whole house automatically. Separation by itself does not end that survivorship right. In that situation, the deceased spouse does not…