- Jurisdiction
- North Carolina
When you are reopening an estate what name would be listed in the section In the matter of the estate. For example for a married couple the first individual passed with no will and he had several assets in his name only, which were not transferred to the spouse. The spouse passed and a small estate affidavit was filed in her name. The clerk advised the spouses estate would have to be reopened in order to transfer the husband's assets to it. Since the husband had no small estate affidavit filed would all the forms involved in the reopening such as the collection form have the spouses name listed as this is the estate which is being reopened.
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