What Happens If I Sign Paperwork Giving Away My Inheritance? | NC

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Q: What happens if I sign paperwork from another heir’s lawyer that seems to give that heir the entire inheritance? A: It depends on what the document actually says. If you sign without understanding it, you could give up inheritance rights, waive objections, or redirect your share. A true renunciation usually means you are refusing the inheritance, and then the share passes the way the will or…