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How can we make sure our house avoids probate? | NC

Pierce Law Group

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Q: How can we make sure our house avoids probate if something happens to us? A: The key is making sure the house passes outside probate, not just writing a will. In North Carolina, if a married couple owns the home as tenants by the entirety, the home usually passes automatically to the surviving spouse when the first spouse dies. But that only solves the first death. It does not say what…

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