§ 28C-10. Claims against absentee. - North Carolina Statutes

§28C‑10.  Claims against absentee.

Immediately upon theappointment of a permanent receiver under this Chapter, the permanent receivershall publish a notice addressed to all persons having claims against theabsentee informing them of the action taken and requiring them to file theirclaims under oath with the permanent receiver. If any claimant fails to filehis sworn claim within six months from the date of the first publication ofsuch notice, the receiver may plead this fact in bar of his claim. Such noticeshall be published in the same manner as that now prescribed by statute (G.S.28‑47) for claims against the estate of a decedent. Any party in interestmay contest the validity of any claim before the judge, on due notice given tothe permanent receiver and the person whose claim is contested. (1965,c. 815, s. 1; 1973, c. 1329, s. 2.)