Did heirs inherit if the deed lacked survivorship language? | NC

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Q: How do I determine whether heirs inherited part of a property when the deed did not include survivorship language? A: Start with the recorded deed. The key question is whether the deceased owner’s share passed automatically to a surviving co-owner, or whether it became part of the deceased owner’s estate. Under North Carolina law, if the deed was to married spouses, they may have owned the…