{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-46a-25","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 46A-25","heading":"Partition of real property subject to a contingent future interest; requirements.","body":"When real property is subject to a contingent future interest, any judgment partitioning the property is valid and binding upon all persons having an interest in the property, whether or not in being, if all of the following requirements are met:\n(1)\tThe following persons are parties:\na.\tPersons with a present interest or a vested future interest.\nb.\tPersons in being with a contingent future interest and that would have a present interest if the contingency had occurred at the time the proceeding was commenced.\nc.\tPersons not in being with a contingent future interest.\n(2)\tThe following parties are represented by a guardian ad litem appointed under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 17:\na.\tUnborn individuals.\nb.\tParties not in being.\nc.\tParties who are minors or incompetent adults and who do not have a guardian of the estate or general guardian.\nd.\tUnknown or unlocatable parties. (1933, c. 215, s. 1; 1959, c. 1274, s. 1; 2020-23, ss. 2(q), 3.)","path":["Chapter 46A. Partition.","Article 2. Partition of Real Property.","Part 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_46A/GS_46A-25.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:03:12Z","sha256":"e8600561bad82b005d4fa3baecfcc88e1f0c647556ee4a9a6ad7f0f8e9b9f75c","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-46a-24","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-46a-26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}