North Carolina General Statutes 7B-3507. Legal effect of final decree
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As of entry of the final decree of emancipation:
(1) The petitioner has the same right to make contracts and conveyances, to sue and to be sued, and to transact business as if the petitioner were an adult.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 7B-3507
- 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.
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
- property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) The parent, guardian, or custodian is relieved of all legal duties and obligations owed to the petitioner and is divested of all rights with respect to the petitioner.
(3) The decree is irrevocable.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a decree of emancipation shall not alter the application of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-326.1 or the petitioner’s right to inherit property by intestate succession. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.)