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What happens to an estate if another family member dies? | NC
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Q: What happens to an estate matter when another family member connected to it passes away? A: It usually does not end the estate case automatically — what happens next depends on that person's role. If that family member survived the original person who died and was supposed to inherit, that share usually becomes part of the later-deceased family member's own estate. If that person died before…