How can a surviving spouse protect a vehicle from estate debts? | NC

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Q: How can the surviving spouse protect a vehicle titled in the deceased person’s name from being taken to pay debts? A: A surviving spouse can often protect that vehicle by claiming it as part of the spouse’s year’s allowance through the estate. If the vehicle fits within the available allowance amount — up to sixty thousand dollars in value — the clerk can award the vehicle to the spouse…