{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-3507","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-3507","heading":"Legal effect of final decree.","body":"As of entry of the final decree of emancipation:\n(1)\tThe petitioner has the same right to make contracts and conveyances, to sue and to be sued, and to transact business as if the petitioner were an adult.\n(2)\tThe parent, guardian, or custodian is relieved of all legal duties and obligations owed to the petitioner and is divested of all rights with respect to the petitioner.\n(3)\tThe decree is irrevocable.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this section, a decree of emancipation shall not alter the application of G.S. 14-326.1 or the petitioner's right to inherit property by intestate succession. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.)","path":["Chapter 7B. Juvenile Code.","SUBCHAPTER IV. PARENTAL AUTHORITY; EMANCIPATION.","Article 35. Emancipation."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_7B/GS_7B-3507.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:32Z","sha256":"e5afc7da00cb923b16c35657d295426fe40873ff4a2d6db151eade3025f1054d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-3506","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-3508"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}