Yes, but a spouse may not need to contest the Will because a surviving spouse is legally entitled to an “elective share” of the estate of a deceased spouse in North Carolina.
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Yes, but a spouse may not need to contest the Will because a surviving spouse is legally entitled to an “elective share” of the estate of a deceased spouse in North Carolina.
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