Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in North Carolina

Determining Next-Of-Kin When No Will

If a person has no will, no spouse, deceased parents and deceased siblings, but does have living aunts, uncles, cousins and sister-in-law; how would their estate be divided or would the State of NC take possession of the estate?


Asked on 12/18/06, 11:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jeff Rosner Rosner Law Firm P.A.

Re: Determining Next-Of-Kin When No Will

It will not go to the state in that situation. It would first go to any nephews or nieces, but would not go to the sister-in-law. If no nieces and nephews, then you are looking at the grandaprents, and then aunts and uncles and their descendants

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Answered on 12/19/06, 8:21 am


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