{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-29-21","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 29-21","heading":"Share of surviving spouse.","body":"The share of the surviving spouse of an intestate born out of wedlock shall be the same as provided in G.S. 29-14 for the surviving spouse of a legitimate person. In determining whether the intestate is survived by one or more parents as provided in G.S. 29-14(3), any person identified as the father under G.S. 29-19(b)(1) or (b)(2) shall be regarded as a parent. (1959, c. 879, s. 1; 1977, c. 757, s. 1; 2013-198, s. 11.)","path":["Chapter 29. Intestate Succession.","Article 6. Children Born Out of Wedlock."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_29/GS_29-21.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:59:37Z","sha256":"8500270076884c2f47a5fe8350ec918eccefb00bd010b2e4f869b9601060ee7c","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-29-20","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-29-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}