Can a will be recorded without opening an estate? | NC

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Q: Can a will be recorded without fully opening an estate? A: Yes. In North Carolina, the Clerk of Superior Court can often admit a will to probate and record it without appointing an executor or opening a full estate administration. This can work when the person who died had little or no probate property, and the main need is a court record, a certified copy of the will, or a certificate…