North Carolina Statutes

Chapter 28A Administration of Decedents' Estates

§ 28A-6-2 Letters issued without notice; exceptions

Letters of administration or letters testamentary may be issued without notice, except:

(1) When the applicant is not entitled to priority of appointment under G.S. 28A‑4‑1, all persons entitled to an equal or higher preference shall be given notice by citation as provided in G.S. 28A‑5‑2(b)(1), unless they have renounced in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of this Chapter.

(2) The clerk of superior court may in any case require that notice be given to such interested persons as he in his discretion may designate prior to the granting of letters. (1973, c. 1329, s. 3.)

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