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North Carolina’s New Electronic Will Storage Law: A Safer Way to Preserve Your Estate Plan

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You carefully prepare your estate plan, sign your Will, and put the original somewhere “safe.” Years later, will your family know where to find it? Beginning January 1, 2026, North Carolina law provides a new option designed to address that…

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Trespassing And South Carolina Landowner Rights: Legal Recourse For Unauthorized Entry – SC

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Trespassing is the unlawful entry onto land without the owner’s permission, but property owners must also be on the lookout for other breaches of landowner rights, such as unauthorized entry. In South Carolina, landowners have strong legal rights and multiple…

What do I have to disclose in a residential home sale?

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Selling your North Carolina home can be exciting, but it can also be complex. Understanding the mandatory disclosures required by law is crucial to avoid costly mistakes that could derail your transaction. Required Disclosures for North Carolina Home Sellers When…

August: National Make-A-Will Month Awareness

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August marks National Make-A-Will Month, a perfect opportunity to shine a light on the crucial topic of will preparation. Creating a will is often perceived as a task reserved for the elderly or the wealthy. However, this is a misconception.…

Your Cyber Legacy: 3 Tips for Protecting Your Digital Assets

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Struggling with emotional distress caused by someone else’s actions? Find out if you have a valid claim and how King Law can help.

Do Your Parents Have an Estate Plan?

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Struggling with emotional distress caused by someone else’s actions? Find out if you have a valid claim and how King Law can help.

What Happens When You Own Property In More Than One State?

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When designing an estate plan, few questions are more important to answer than where your real properties are located. Every state has its own laws regarding property, land, and especially estates, meaning that an effective plan must take these differences…

How Antitrust Law Shook Up College Sports

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The business of sports has long been shaped by the development of several areas of law, but none may have had more of an impact than the area of antitrust law. Antitrust law is focused on promoting competition and prohibiting…

Wills vs. Trusts in Tennessee: Which Estate Planning Tool Is Right for You?

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When planning for the future, one of the most important steps you can take is establishing a clear and legally sound strategy for managing and distributing your assets after your death. In Tennessee, two of the most common estate planning…

Spring Cleaning for Your Estate Plan: Review and Revise

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Creating an estate plan is not a one-time task. As your life changes, so should your estate plan.

Estate Planning Checklist: 5 Initial Steps You Can Take

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Here are some steps you can take to get started with the estate planning process, even before you meet with an attorney to work on any legal documents.

Preparing a Will in Tennessee

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Under Tennessee law, any person of sound mind, who is at least eighteen years of age, may make a will. A will must be interpreted to apply to the real and personal property it includes

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Holographic Wills in Tennessee

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Holographic Wills in GeneralA holographic will, also referred to sometimes as a handwritten or olographic will, is a type of last will and testament that is entirely handwritten and signed by the person making the will, known as the testator.

Holographic Wills in Tennessee: Key Facts You Should Know

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Holographic Wills in General A holographic will, also referred to sometimes as a handwritten or holographic will, is a type of last will that is entirely handwritten and signed by the person making the will, known as the testator. Holographic…

Preparing a Will in Tennessee: What You Need to Know

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Who Can Make a Will in Tennessee? Under Tennessee law, any person of sound mind, who is at least eighteen years of age, may make a will. A will must be interpreted to apply to the real and personal property…

North Carolina Intestacy Laws: When a Deceased Person Had No Will

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Many people never take the time to create a valid will and pass away without naming their heirs. These individuals are said to have died intestate, meaning that they had no will. In these cases, the North Carolina intestacy laws…

Are Handwritten Wills Valid in South Carolina?

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Can You Handwrite Your Own Will in South Carolina? The answer to this question is not as clear as one might think. While a person can handwrite their own will, South Carolina requires several other criteria to be met as…

South Carolina Inheritance Laws

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Several different South Carolina inheritance laws could impact your right to receive property or what happens to your property after you pass away. In many cases, you can choose to set up your estate how you wish, but South Carolina…

Can You Hand Write a Will in North Carolina?

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Self-Proving Wills in North Carolina A will in North Carolina generally must be self-proving. This means that the will must have been signed by two competent witnesses in front of a notary and the person making the will must be…

What Happens If You Do Not Have a Will in South Carolina

Consequences of Dying Without a Will in South Carolina

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When one dies without a will in South Carolina, one is considered to have died intestate. Intestacy laws signal that your inheritance is passed on based on South Carolina Intestacy laws. Generally, intestacy laws will pass your inheritance on to…

Inheritance Rights of Children Born Out of Wedlock

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Inheritance Rights of Children Born Out of Wedlock Can a child born out of wedlock get an inheritance from a father who has passed away? Over the past few years, there has been a significant change in North Carolina law…

Do I need a Will in North Carolina?

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The Importance of Creating a Will No one knows the place or time when mortality will prevail. However, we can do our best to plan for that reality. The thought of planning to create a Will is often a daunting…

How to Guarantee That My Will is Valid

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Why Having a Valid Will Matters There comes a point in our lives where it is necessary to ensure all of our assets are in order. This could be for a multitude of reasons, whether it be an emergency or…

Understanding the Importance of a Will

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Who Can Make a Will in North Carolina? The North Carolina General Statutes allow any person of sound mind, who is eighteen years of age or older, to make a will. A will may be used to pass on any…

What Happens to an Estate if Spouses Pass Within Days of Each Other?

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When Both Spouses Pass Close Together When one spouse passes, the burden of handling their final affairs will often fall onto the surviving spouse. Unfortunately, tragedy can strike families in more than one fashion and spouses might pass simultaneously or…

“Hiring a Lawyer is too Expensive. How Can I Make a Will Myself?”

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Most Americans Don’t Have a Will According to the AARP, only 40% of Americans have a will or a trust. If you were to ask these people why they don’t have one, it would probably be because of cost. A…

Living Probate in North Carolina

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Living probate is an option available in North Carolina and a handful of other states. It allows the testator to have a court determine the validity of their will during their lifetime, rather than after their death. The benefits of…

Can I Handwrite My Own Homemade Will?

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As I speak to various groups and organizations about estate planning, I am periodically asked whether it is “legal” to simply handwrite a will. The short answer to this question is yes, but there are several precautions one should keep…

How to Contest a Will in North Carolina

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Potential heirs are sometimes surprised to find that they are not receiving the amount or type of property they anticipated from a deceased relative’s estate. If the decedent lacked testamentary capacity or was improperly influenced to change their will, there…

Key Provisions to Include in Your Will

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A will can accomplish many different legal tasks, including designating heirs, naming guardians for minor children, and naming an executor for the estate. However, many people can get by with a simple will that has a few important provisions. The…

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