§ 30-15 When spouse entitled to allowance
§ 30-16 Duty of personal representative, magistrate, or clerk to assign allowance
§ 30-17 When children entitled to an allowance
§ 30-18 From what property allowance assigned
§ 30-19 Value of property ascertained
§ 30-20 Procedure for assignment
§ 30-21 Report of clerk or magistrate
§ 30-23 Right of appeal
§ 30-25 Personal representative entitled to credit
§ 30-27 Surviving spouse or child may apply to superior court
§ 30-28 Nature of proceeding; parties
§ 30-29 What petition must show
§ 30-30 Judgment
§ 30-31 Amount of allowance
§ 30-31.1 Service of judgment and appeal
§ 30-31.2 Execution

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 30 > Article 4 - Year's Allowance

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • 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.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to 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.
  • in writing: may be construed to include printing, engraving, lithographing, and any other mode of representing words and letters: Provided, that in all cases where a written signature is required by law, the same shall be in a proper handwriting, or in a proper mark. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Testate: To die leaving a will.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.