Do all beneficiaries have to agree before a family settlement agreement is valid? | NC

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Q: Do all beneficiaries have to agree before a family settlement agreement is valid? A: No — not always. A family settlement agreement usually binds the people who actually sign it, but it does not automatically bind every beneficiary or interested person who does not agree. The key question is whose rights the agreement changes. If it only changes the shares or rights of the signing parties, it…