North Carolina General Statutes 28A-23-2. Payment into court of fund due minor
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 28A-23-2
- Collector: means any person authorized to take possession, custody, or control of the personal property of the decedent for the purpose of executing the duties outlined in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 28A-1-1
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Personal representative: includes both an executor and an administrator, but does not include a collector. See North Carolina General Statutes 28A-1-1
- property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
When any personal representative or collector holds property due a minor without a guardian and desires to file the personal representative’s or collector’s petition for settlement, the personal representative or collector may deliver the property to the clerk of superior court who shall invest upon interest or otherwise manage said property for the use of the minor or the clerk may proceed to appoint a guardian for the minor pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 35A of the N.C. Gen. Stat. and then may deliver the property of the minor to the guardian. (1868-9, c. 113, s. 97; Code, s. 1526; 1893, c. 317; Rev., s. 151; C.S., s. 153; 1965, c. 815, s. 3; 1973, c. 1329, s. 3; 1987, c. 550, s. 17; 2011-344, s. 4.)