Can heirs challenge a surviving spouse’s property sale? | NC

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Q: Can heirs challenge a property sale if a surviving spouse sold land that may have partly belonged to them after an intestate death? A: Yes. Under North Carolina law, the first issue is how the property was titled when the deceased spouse died. If the spouses held the land as tenancy by the entirety, or if the deed created valid survivorship rights, the surviving spouse may have become the…