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N.C.G.S. § 31-3.5

Nuncupative will.

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2026-08-08
Last verified
2026-08-09
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A nuncupative will is a will (1) Made orally by a person who is in that person's last sickness or in imminent peril of death and who does not survive such sickness or imminent peril, and (2) Declared to be that person's will before two competent witnesses simultaneously present at the making thereof and specially requested by the person to bear witness thereto. (1953, c. 1098, s. 2; 2011-344, s. 8.)

Reviewed 2026-08-09 · source_verified