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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 97-50

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • 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.
  • person: means individual, partnership, association or corporation. See North Carolina General Statutes 97-2
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

No limitation of time provided in this Article for the giving of notice or making claim under this Article shall run against any person who is mentally incompetent, or a minor dependent, as long  as he has no guardian, trustee, or committee. (1929, c. 120, s. 49.)