Can a proposed order to keep an estate open be approved before the bond is resolved? | NC

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Q: Can a proposed order to keep an estate open be approved before the bond is resolved? A: Possibly. Under North Carolina law, the Clerk of Superior Court may approve the order while the bond issue is pending, but the clerk may instead wait until the bond is resolved. A proposed order has no legal effect until it is signed and filed. It also does not waive the bond requirement, extend a bond…