{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-31-5.3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-5.3","heading":"Will not revoked by marriage; dissent from will made prior to marriage.","body":"A will is not revoked by a subsequent marriage of the maker; and the surviving spouse may petition for an elective share when there is a will made prior to the marriage in the same manner, upon the same conditions, and to the same extent, as a surviving spouse may petition for an elective share when there is a will made subsequent to marriage. (1844, c. 88, s. 10; R.C., c. 119, s. 23; Code, s. 2177; Rev., s. 3116; C.S., s. 4134; 1947, c. 110; 1953, c. 1098, s. 5; 1967, c. 128; 2000-178, s. 5.)","path":["Chapter 31. Wills.","Article 2. Revocation of Will."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_31/GS_31-5.3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:59:47Z","sha256":"f6aaf7c7e37e584beafe226e4c6bd0970abc4d44b2d1768f60fe3cdbc33bd279","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-31-5.2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-31-5.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}