{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-2a-7","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-2A-7","heading":"Probate in solemn form.","body":"(a)\tA person entitled to apply for probate of a will pursuant to G.S. 28A-2A-1 or G.S. 28A-2A-2 may file a petition for probate of the will in solemn form, and the matter shall proceed as an estate proceeding governed by Article 2 of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes. The clerk of superior court shall issue a summons to all interested parties in the estate. The clerk shall schedule a hearing at which the petitioner shall produce the evidence necessary to probate the will.\n(b)\tIf an interested party contests the validity of the will, that person must file a caveat before the hearing or raise an issue of devisavit vel non at the hearing. Upon the filing of a caveat or raising of an issue of devisavit vel non, the clerk shall transfer the cause to the superior court, and the matter shall be heard as a caveat proceeding.\n(c)\tIf no interested party contests the validity of the will, the probate shall be binding, and no interested party who was properly served may file a caveat of the probated will. Initiation of a probate in common form shall not preclude a person from applying for probate in solemn form. (2011-344, s. 4.)","path":["Chapter 28A. Administration of Decedents' Estates.","Article 2A. Probate of Will."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_28A/GS_28A-2A-7.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:59:22Z","sha256":"76be6cdf402bbbf097cebc86b7c4e3fd25b5a50b219c52a12f522fbd80a75619","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-2a-6","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-2a-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}