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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 30-19

  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • personal property: shall include moneys, goods, chattels, choses in action and evidences of debt, including all things capable of ownership, not descendable to heirs at law. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

The value of the personal property assigned to the surviving spouse and children shall be ascertained by a magistrate or the clerk of court of the county in which administration was granted or the will probated. (1868-9, c. 93, s. 13; Code, s. 2121; Rev., s. 3097; C.S., s. 4114; 1961, c. 749, s. 5; 1971, c. 528, s. 22; 1989, c. 11, s. 1; 1997-310, s. 3.)

 

Part 2. (Effective March 1, 2024) Assigned by Clerk.

§ 30-19.  (Effective March 1, 2024) Property awarded to surviving spouse and children.

The determination of the personal property to be awarded to the surviving spouse and children and the value thereof shall be made by the clerk of court of the county in which venue would be proper under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-3-1. (1868-9, c. 93, s. 13; Code, s. 2121; Rev., s. 3097; C.S., s. 4114; 1961, c. 749, s. 5; 1971, c. 528, s. 22; 1989, c. 11, s. 1; 1997-310, s. 3; 2023-120, s. 1.2.)