The North Carolina last will and testament is a legal document that gives an individual called the testator the ability to choose how their estate will be distributed when they pass away. Businesses, digital assets, real land, personal property, life insurance policies, and all other assets and property may be distributed by the will.

Table of Contents

A last will and testament ensures that your assets will be divided in the manner you choose. All of your assets, including bank accounts, life insurance policies, fiduciary funds, and tangible, personal, and even digital property, may be given to specified beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of the will and as directed by your chosen executor.

State Statute Governing North Carolina Wills

North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 31

North Carolina Will Age Requirements

Age Requirements: Any person of sound mind annd 18 years of ange or over, may make an will. (North Carolina General Statutes 31-1)

Types of North Carolina Wills

North Carolina recognizes three types of wills – attested (witnessed), holographic (not witnessed), and nuncupative. All three types of wills are valid as long as the requirements are met.

North Carolina Attested Will Signing Requirements

Will Signing Requirements: The will shall be in writing by the testator or by someone else, in the testator’s name, in the testator’s presence and by the testator’s direction.

North Carolina Attested Will Witness Requirements

Will Witnessing Requirements: An attested will shall be attested (signed) by at least two competent witness, in the presences of hat testator but don’T need to sign in the presence of each other. (North Carolina General Statutes 31-3.3)