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• More Changes to the Year’s Allowance in Decedents’ Estates: The Procedure to Claim and Assign the Allowance

  This entry was contributed by Meredith Smith on February 28, 2024 at 10:00 am and is filed under Estates.

  *Update, March 1, 2024: The N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts published revised year’s allowance forms in connection with the changes enacted by Session Law 2023-120.  They are AOC-E-100, Petition and Assignment Year’s Allowance and AOC-E-101, Deficiency Judgment.  Both the revised and previous version of the forms are available on the AOC’s website. The revised forms should be used for the estates of decedents dying on or after March 1, 2024.  The previous version of the forms should be used for the estates of decedents dying on or before February 29, 2024.

  This is the third and final post in a series that focuses on changes to the year’s allowance in decedents’ estates resulting from Session Law 2023-120. This post discusses the process to apply for the spousal and child’s allowance. The statutory changes are effective for decedents dying on or after March 1, 2024. You can access my two previous posts in this series here and here. Continue Reading

• Join Our Faculty! Two Positions Open at the UNC School of Government

  This entry was contributed by Meredith Smith on November 29, 2023 at 3:57 pm and is filed under Clerks of Superior Court.

  We are excited to announce the opening of two faculty positions at the UNC School of Government. We are seeking passionate, committed, and knowledgeable individuals to join our team and contribute to our mission of improving the lives of North Carolinians by engaging in practical scholarship that helps public officials and citizens understand and improve state and local government.

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