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In North Carolina, you can use an Affidavit if the value of the estate, less liens or encumbrances, doesn't exceed $20,000 ($30,000, not counting the spousal allowance, if the surviving spouse is the sole heir.) There is a 30-day waiting period.
N.C. Gen. Stat. 28A-25-1 and following.
There is a summary probate proceeding available if the surviving spouse inherits everything.
N.C. Gen. Stat. 28A-28-1 and following.
North Carolina, like most states, does not impose an estate or inheritance tax. Only a few states do.
Unlike some other states, North Carolina does not offer simple easy ways to transfer real estate without probate. Devices such as Transfer on Dead Deeds are not available in North Carolina. Although there has been recent legislation to enact them in North Carolina.
NOTE: There are several AI generated websites that incorrectly state that North Carolina allows TODDs. That is not correct as of April 2024.
Currently the minimum wage in North Carolina is $7.25 an hour. But this is all an employer must pay its employees by statute pursuant to the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act (WHA).
In North Carolina, your employer may pay you a minimum wage of $2.13 an hour, as long as you earn enough in tips to bring your total hourly pay up to the full minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. If you don’t earn enough in tips to bring your compensation to the full minimum wage, your employer must make up the difference.
No. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601(f).
Real or personal property, including co-op, used as residence to $35,000 (husband and wife may double) ($60,000 if 65 or older and spouse is deceased); up to $5,000 of unused portion of homestead may be applied to any property
Motor vehicle to $3,500
North Carolina is divided into 3 federal districts with main cities in
In North Carolina, the duration of benefits depends on the state's unemployment rate when you apply. The maximum period for which you may receive benefits is 12 to 20 weeks.