Can a deed affect who receives my house after I pass away? | NC

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Q: Can a deed affect who receives my house after I pass away? A: Yes. The ownership language in your deed may determine who receives the house, even if your will says something different. In North Carolina, property owned by spouses as tenants by the entirety generally passes automatically to the surviving spouse. Other co-owners receive survivorship rights only when the deed creates them. If…