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North Carolina Intestacy Calculator TM
See the North Carolina intestate succession statutes interpreted. This is the only program that calculates the next of kin and the dollar amount given to each intestate heir according to North Carolina's intestacy laws. (Chapter 29: Intestate Succession) You can also read selected portions of the state intestate laws or open the state government sponsored legal site HERE.
Enter an intestate estate value and answer the marital status question. Continue answering questions until the answer is automatically shown. (Keep trying until you learn when first cousins once-removed are entitled to a portion of the estate or when the estate escheats.)
Enter estate value
Are you currently married?
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Of the entered estate value, how much is real estate? (Enter a dollar value)
Do you have any living children?
How many living children do you have?
Do you have any deceased children?
How many of these deceased children have living children or grandchildren?
Do you have any living grandchildren by these deceased children?
How many living grandchildren do you have by these deceased children?
Do you have any deceased grandchildren? (Only count those whose parent is one of your deceased children.)
How many of these deceased grandchildren have living children or grandchildren?
Are either of your parents living?
Do you have any living siblings?
How many living siblings?
Do you have any deceased siblings?
How many of these deceased siblings have living children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren?
Do you have any living nieces or nephews by your deceased siblings?
How many of these living nieces and nephews do you have?
Do you have any deceased nieces or nephews? (Only include those whose parent is one of your deceased siblings.)
How many of these deceased nieces and nephews have living children or grandchildren?
Do you have any living grandnieces or grandnephews by any of your deceased nieces or nephews?
How many of these living grandnieces and grandnephews do you have?
Do you have any deceased grandnieces or grandnephews? (Only count those whose parent is one of your deceased nieces or nephews.)
How many of these deceased grandnieces and grandnephews have living children?
How many of these living great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews do you have?
Are either of your maternal grandparents living?
Do you have any living maternal aunts or uncles? (Do not include those who are related to you by marriage)
How many of these living maternal aunts and uncles do you have?
Do you have any deceased maternal aunts or uncles? (Do not include those who are related to you by marriage)
How many of these deceased maternal aunts and uncles have living children or grandchildren?
Do you have any living maternal first cousins by these deceased aunts or uncles?
How many of these living maternal first cousins do you have?
Do you have any deceased maternal first cousins?
How many these deceased first cousins have living children?
How many of these living maternal first cousins once-removed do you have?
Are either of your paternal grandparents living?
Do you have any living paternal aunts or uncles? (Do not include those who are related to you by marriage)
How many of these living paternal aunts and uncles do you have?
Do you have any deceased paternal aunts or uncles? (Do not include those who are related to you by marriage)
How many of these deceased paternal aunts and uncles have living children or grandchildren?
Do you have any living paternal first cousins by these deceased aunts or uncles?
How many of these living paternal first cousins do you have?
Do you have any deceased paternal first cousins?
How many of these living paternal first cousins once-removed do you have?
Without a Will, this estate will be distributed as follows:
* Changing ANY information at any time without using the 'Reset' button below produces incorrect results.
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