{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50-79","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-79","heading":"Collaborative law procedures surviving death.","body":"Consistent with G.S. 50-20(l), the personal representative of the estate of a deceased spouse may continue a collaborative law procedure with respect to equitable distribution that has been initiated by a collaborative law agreement prior to death, notwithstanding the death of one of the spouses. The provisions of G.S. 50-73 shall apply to time limits applicable under G.S. 50-20(l) for collaborative law procedures continued pursuant to this section. (2003-371, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 50. Divorce and Alimony.","Article 4. Collaborative Law Proceedings."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_50/GS_50-79.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:04:22Z","sha256":"614282b7f2c8ba2068d76e23c04801444f9212772894f06860b0a475cd2f36de","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50-78","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50-80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}