Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in North Carolina

My father has a joint will and just passed a few months ago, does his wife need to file the will now or does the will get filed after she passes because it is a joint will?


Asked on 8/19/12, 7:05 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Because it is a joint will, it gets filed now. The wife is free to make a new will. Assuming that she does not do so, then the joint will would be filed again when the wife passes.

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Answered on 8/19/12, 9:53 pm


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