§ 28A-28-4. Effect of order. - North Carolina Statutes

§28A‑28‑4.  Effect of order.

(a)        The presentation ofa certified copy of the order described in G.S. 28A‑28‑3 shall besufficient to require the transfer to the spouse of any property or contractright owned by the decedent at the time of death, including but not limited to:(i) wages and salary; (ii) the title and license to a motor vehicle registeredin the name of the decedent owner; (iii) the ownership rights of a savingsaccount, checking account, or certificate of deposit in a bank in the name of thedecedent owner; (iv) the ownership rights of a savings account, sharecertificate, or certificate of deposit in a credit union, building and loanassociation, or savings and loan association in the name of the decedent owner;and (v) the ownership rights in any stock or security registered on the booksof a corporation in the name of the decedent owner.

(b)        After the entry ofthe order described in G.S. 28A‑28‑3, the spouse may convey, lease,sell, or mortgage any real property devised to or inherited by the spouse fromthe decedent, at public or private sale, upon such terms as the spouse maydetermine. This section shall not limit any other powers the spouse may haveover property devised to or inherited by the spouse from the decedent. Theprovisions of G.S. 28A‑17‑12 are not applicable to a conveyance,sale, lease, or mortgage under this subsection. (1995, c. 294, s. 1.)