{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-2-5","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-2-5","heading":"Subject matter jurisdiction of the clerk of superior court in special proceedings.","body":"The clerk of superior court also shall have jurisdiction over special proceedings, including, but not limited to, the following:\n(1)\tSpecial proceedings to obtain possession, custody, or control of assets as provided in G.S. 28A-13-3.\n(2)\tSpecial proceedings relating to the sale, lease, or mortgage of real estate as provided in G.S. 28A-15-1 and in G.S. 28A-17-1.\n(3)\tSpecial proceedings against unknown heirs before distribution of estate as provided in G.S. 28A-22-3.\nNothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the jurisdiction of the clerk of superior court in special proceedings. (2011-344, s. 4.)","path":["Chapter 28A. Administration of Decedents' Estates.","Article 2. Jurisdiction for Probate of Wills and Administration of Estates of Decedents."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_28A/GS_28A-2-5.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:59:22Z","sha256":"138c22691b21cd34b877145db5e26bbff2be54bb91edc6e88ed70632ff1f5869","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-2-4","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-2-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}