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NC Gen Stat § 41-47 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 4 - The Uniform Transfer on Death (TOD) Security Registration Act.|§ 41-47 - Protection of registering entity.

 41-47. Protection of registering entity.(a) A registering entity is not required to offer or to accept a request for security registration in beneficiary form. If a registration in beneficiary form is offered by a registering entity, the owner requesting registration in beneficiary form assents to the protections given to the registering entity by this Article.(b) By accepting a request for registration of a security in beneficiary form, the registering entity agrees that the registration will be implemented on death of the deceased owner as provided in this Article.(c) A registering entity is discharged from all claims to a security by the estate, creditors, heirs, or devisees of a deceased owner if it registers a transfer of a security in accordance with G.S. 41-46 and does so in good faith reliance (i) on the registration, (ii) on this Article, and (iii) on information provided to it by affidavit of the personal representative of the deceased owner, or by the surviving beneficiary or by the surviving beneficiary's representatives, or other information available to the registering entity. The protections of this Article do not extend to a reregistration or payment made after a registering entity has received written notice, addressed to the registering entity, from any claimant to any interest in the security objecting to implementation of a registration in beneficiary form. No other notice or other information available to the registering entity affects its right to protection under this Article.(d) The protection provided by this Article to the registering entity of a security does not affect the rights of beneficiaries in disputes between themselves and other claimants to ownership of the security transferred or its value or proceeds. (2005-411, s. 1; 2006-226, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 41-48 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 4 - The Uniform Transfer on Death (TOD) Security Registration Act.|§ 41-48 - Nontestamentary transfer on death.

 41-48. Nontestamentary transfer on death.(a) A transfer on death resulting from a registration in beneficiary form is effective by reason of the contract regarding the registration between the owner and the registering entity and this Article and is not testamentary.(b) The interest of a deceased owner when there are one or more surviving owners remains liable for the debts of the decedent in the same manner as the personal property included in the decedent's estate, and recovery of that interest shall be made from the surviving owner or owners when the decedent's estate is insufficient to satisfy the debts. The interest of a deceased sole owner, or the last to die of several owners, remains liable for the debts of the decedent in the same manner as the personal property included in the decedent's estate, and recovery of that interest shall be made from the TOD beneficiary when the decedent's estate is insufficient to satisfy the debts.(c) This Article does not repeal or modify any provision of law relating to estate taxes. (2005-411, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 41-49 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 4 - The Uniform Transfer on Death (TOD) Security Registration Act.|§ 41-49 - Terms, conditions, and forms for registration.

 41-49. Terms, conditions, and forms for registration.(a) A registering entity offering to accept registrations in beneficiary form may establish the terms and conditions under which it will receive requests (i) for registrations in beneficiary form, and (ii) for implementation of registrations in beneficiary form, including requests for cancellation of previously registered TOD beneficiary designations and requests for reregistration to effect a change of beneficiary. The terms and conditions established may provide for proving death, avoiding or resolving any problems concerning fractional shares, and designating primary or contingent beneficiaries. Forms of identifying beneficiaries who are to take on one or more contingencies, and rules for providing proofs and assurances needed to satisfy reasonable concerns by registering entities regarding conditions and identities relevant to accurate implementation of registrations in beneficiary form, may be contained in a registering entity's terms and conditions.(b) The following are illustrations of registrations in beneficiary form that a registering entity may authorize:(1) Sole owner-sole beneficiary: "John S. Brown TOD (or POD) John S. Brown, Jr."(2) Multiple owners-sole beneficiary: "John S. Brown, Mary B. Brown JT TEN WROS TOD John S. Brown, Jr."(3) Multiple owners-primary and secondary (substituted) beneficiaries: "John S. Brown, Mary B. Brown JT TEN WROS TOD John S. Brown, Jr. SUB BENE Peter O. Brown". (2005-411, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 41-50 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 4 - The Uniform Transfer on Death (TOD) Security Registration Act.|§ 41-50 - Short title; rules of construction.

 41-50. Short title; rules of construction.(a) This Article shall be known as and may be cited as the "Uniform TOD Security Registration Act".(b) This Article shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purposes and to make uniform the laws with respect to the subject of this Article among states enacting it.(c) This Article does not repeal G.S. 41-2.2. G.S. 41-2.2 applies in determining whether a right of survivorship exists among multiple owners of a security. (2005-411, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 41-51 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 4 - The Uniform Transfer on Death (TOD) Security Registration Act.|§ 41-51 - Application of Article.

 41-51. Application of Article.This Article applies to registrations of securities in beneficiary form made before, on, or after October 1, 2005, by decedents dying on or after October 1, 2005. (2005-411, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 41-55 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 5 - Tenancy by the Entirety.|§ 41-55 - Definitions.

 41-55. Definitions.For the purposes of this Article, the following definitions apply:(1) Conveyance. - A transfer of title to real property by deed or devise or other instrument transferring title to real property.(2) Income. - Rents and profits from property held as tenants by the entirety.(3) Spouses. - Two individuals then legally married to each other.  (2020-50, s. 1(a), (c).)
NC Gen Stat § 41-57 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 5 - Tenancy by the Entirety.|§ 41-57 - Presumption of gift by spouse furnishing consideration.

 41-57. Presumption of gift by spouse furnishing consideration.Except for purposes of equitable distribution as provided under G.S. 50-20 and G.S. 50-21, when an individual furnishing the consideration for real property causes title to be placed in the name of the individual and the individual's spouse, there is a presumption of a gift to the individual's spouse of an entirety interest, which is rebuttable by clear, cogent, and convincing evidence.  (2020-50, s. 1(a), (c).)
NC Gen Stat § 41-58 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 5 - Tenancy by the Entirety.|§ 41-58 - Possession and control of entireties property.

 41-58. Possession and control of entireties property.(a) Spouses shall have an equal right to the control, use, possession, and income from property held by them as tenants by the entirety.(b) Neither spouse may bargain, sell, lease, mortgage, transfer, convey, sign, pay out, or in any manner encumber any property held by them as tenants by the entirety without the written joinder of the other spouse. This section shall not be construed to require the spouse's joinder where a different provision is made under G.S. 41-56(b), G.S. 41-63(4), G.S. 39-13, G.S. 39-13.3, G.S. 39-13.4, or G.S. 52-10.(c) The mortgage or sale of an interest in real property held by spouses as tenants by the entirety where one or both spouses is incompetent is governed by the provisions of Article 15 of Chapter 35A of the General Statutes.  (1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1245, s. 1; 1983, c. 449, ss. 1, 2; 2020-50, s. 1(a)-(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 41-59 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 5 - Tenancy by the Entirety.|§ 41-59 - Income derived from entireties property.

 41-59. Income derived from entireties property.(a) Income derived from property held by spouses as tenants by the entirety becomes personal property held by the spouses as tenants in common in equal shares.(b) For income tax purposes, each spouse is considered to have received one-half the income or loss from property held by the spouses as tenants by the entirety.  (1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1245, s. 1; 1983, c. 449, ss. 1, 2; 2020-50, s. 1(a)-(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 41-60 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 5 - Tenancy by the Entirety.|§ 41-60 - Liability of entireties property for debts of spouses.

 41-60. Liability of entireties property for debts of spouses.(a) With respect to property held by spouses as tenants by the entirety prior to its termination, all of the following shall apply:(1) The property may not be held liable for individual debts of either spouse and a judgment lien against one spouse alone does not attach to the property. The property may be conveyed by joint deed of both spouses to anyone of their choice free and clear of a judgment lien against either spouse.(2) The property is liable for obligations of both spouses and a judgment lien against both spouses upon a joint obligation attaches to the property which may be sold under execution to satisfy the judgment.(b) Upon termination of the tenancy by the entirety and the conversion of the real property held by the entirety to another form of estate, a judgment lien against one spouse during tenancy by the entirety, if still active and unsatisfied, shall attach at that time to that spouse's interest in the new estate. Conversions of tenancy by the entirety property to another form of an estate occur, without limitation, under either of the following circumstances:(1) Upon divorce of the spouses, in which event the property is converted to a tenancy in common as provided in G.S. 41-63(5) and the judgment lien against the spouse will attach at that time to the undivided interest of the spouse.(2) Upon death of a spouse, in which event the surviving spouse acquires the entire legal title as provided in G.S. 41-64 and the judgment lien against the surviving spouse will attach at that time to the property.  (2020-50, s. 1(a), (c).)
NC Gen Stat § 41-61 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 5 - Tenancy by the Entirety.|§ 41-61 - Reimbursement for expenditures made on entireties property.

 41-61. Reimbursement for expenditures made on entireties property.(a) Neither spouse holding property as tenants by the entirety is entitled to reimbursement of expenditures made on the property, including payments on indebtedness encumbering the property, while the tenancy by the entirety exists.(b) When the tenancy by the entirety is converted to a tenancy in common by absolute divorce or otherwise, responsibility for expenditures for the property held as tenants in common is allocated as provided by the law governing tenants in common, unless otherwise directed in a court order such as in an equitable distribution proceeding.  (2020-50, s. 1(a), (c).)
NC Gen Stat § 41-62 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 5 - Tenancy by the Entirety.|§ 41-62 - Insurance coverage and character of proceeds.

 41-62. Insurance coverage and character of proceeds.Where property held as tenants by the entirety is insured, unless the parties by contract have provided what disposition should be made of the insurance proceeds, the policy and insurance proceeds inure to the benefit of the entire estate even though the policy was issued in the name of only one spouse and paid for by that spouse, and the insurance proceeds become divisible personal property held by the spouses as tenants in common.  (2020-50, s. 1(a), (c).)
NC Gen Stat § 41-63 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 5 - Tenancy by the Entirety.|§ 41-63 - Termination of tenancy by the entirety other than upon death of a spouse; effects of termination.

 41-63. Termination of tenancy by the entirety other than upon death of a spouse; effects of termination.Events terminating a tenancy by the entirety other than the death of a spouse and the effects of termination include the following:(1) The voluntary sale and conveyance of property held as tenants by the entirety to a third party, including a foreclosure sale pursuant to a power of sale in a deed of trust. Proceeds of the sale, including surplus funds generated from a foreclosure sale, are personal property held by the spouses as tenants in common.(2) The voluntary partition between the spouses executing a joint instrument conveying the property held as tenants by the entirety to themselves as tenants in common or in severalty.(3) The involuntary transfer of title of property held by spouses as tenants by the entirety. The proceeds resulting from the transfer are held by the spouses as tenants by the entirety. An involuntary transfer of title includes:a. A sale pursuant to Article 15 of Chapter 35A of the General Statutes as to an incompetent spouse.b. An appropriation in a condemnation proceeding by the North Carolina State Highway Commission.(4) The conveyance from one spouse to the other spouse of his or her interest in property held as tenants by the entirety. The conveyance vests the property or interest formerly held as tenants by the entirety in the other spouse. The joinder of a spouse in a conveyance made by the grantor pursuant to this subdivision is not necessary, but the conveyance is subject to the provisions of G.S. 52-10 or G.S. 52-10.1, except that an acknowledgment by the spouse of the grantor is not necessary.(5) An absolute divorce of the spouses. An absolute divorce converts property held as tenants by the entirety to a tenancy in common.(6) A judgment of forfeiture ordering divestment of an interest in tenancy by the entirety pursuant to Chapter 75D of the General Statutes. The effect of a judgment when one spouse is an innocent person as defined in G.S. 75D-5(i) is governed by G.S. 75D-8(a).  (1957, c. 598, s. 1; 1965, c. 878, s. 3; 1977, c. 375, s. 9; 2020-50, s. 1(a)-(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 41-64 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 5 - Tenancy by the Entirety.|§ 41-64 - Termination of tenancy by the entirety upon death of a spouse.

 41-64. Termination of tenancy by the entirety upon death of a spouse.(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, upon the death of a spouse, property held as tenants by the entirety belongs to the surviving spouse by right of purchase under the original grant or devise and by virtue of survivorship. The deceased spouse has no estate which is descendable or divisible.(b) Where a slayer, as defined in G.S. 31A-3(3), and decedent hold property as tenants by the entirety, one-half of the property shall pass upon the death of the decedent to the decedent's estate, and one-half shall be held by the slayer during the slayer's life, subject to pass upon the slayer's death to the slain decedent's heirs or devisees as defined in G.S. 28A-1-1.  (1961, c. 210, s. 1; 1979, c. 572; 2020-50, s. 1(a)-(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 41-65 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 5 - Tenancy by the Entirety.|§ 41-65 - Entireties property conveyed to trusts.

 41-65. Entireties property conveyed to trusts.(a) Any real property held by spouses as tenants by the entirety and conveyed (i) to a joint trust or (ii) in equal shares to two separate trusts shall no longer be held by the spouses as tenants by the entirety and shall be disposed of by the terms of the trust or trusts. However, subject to subsection (b) of this section, the provisions of G.S. 41-60(a)(1) shall apply to the property held in trust as if the spouses had continued to hold the property as tenants by the entireties.(b) The provisions of G.S. 41-60(a)(1) shall apply to the property held in trust as long as all of the following apply:(1) The spouses remain married.(2) The property continues to be held in the trust or trusts as provided in subsection (a) of this section.(3) Both spouses are current beneficiaries of the joint trust if the real property is conveyed to that trust or of each separate trust if the property is conveyed in equal shares to their separate trusts.(c) If immediately preceding the death of the first spouse to die, the provisions of G.S. 41-60(a)(1) apply to the real property held in trust upon the death of a spouse, the provisions of G.S. 41-60(b)(2) shall apply to the property.(d) The trustee acting under the express provisions of a trust instrument or with the written consent of both spouses may waive the application of G.S. 41-60(a)(1) as to any specific creditor or any specifically described property including all separate creditors of a spouse or all former tenancy by the entirety property conveyed to the trustee.(e) For purposes of this section, all of the following apply:(1) The reference to the real property conveyed to or held in the trust shall be deemed to include the proceeds arising from the involuntary transfer of title of the real property.(2) The term "joint trust" means a revocable or irrevocable trust of which both the husband and wife are the settlors.(3) The term "separate trusts" means revocable or irrevocable trusts of which one spouse is the settlor of one trust and the other spouse is the settlor of the other trust.(4) The spouses are "beneficiaries" of a trust if they are distributees or permissible distributees of the income or principal of the trust whether or not other individuals are also current or future beneficiaries of the trust.(f) Notice may be given in a statement in the conveyance of the tenancy by the entireties real property to the trust that the real property is held under this section and that, as of the date of the conveyance, the requirements are met providing for the application of G.S. 41-60(a)(1) protecting the real property from liability for the individual debts of either spouse.(g) A person entering into a transaction involving real property held in trust under this section may request confirmation from the trustee whether the provisions of G.S. 41-60(a)(1) are met at the time of the transaction.  (2014-115, s. 33(a); 2015-205, s. 5; 2019-178, s. 4(a)-(c); 2020-50, s. 1(a)-(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 41-66 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 5 - Tenancy by the Entirety.|§ 41-66 - Common law of tenancy by the entirety; equitable principles.

 41-66. Common law of tenancy by the entirety; equitable principles.The common law of tenancy by the entirety and principles of equity supplement this Article except to the extent it conflicts or is inconsistent with a provision of this Article or the laws of this State.  (2020-50, s. 1(a), (c).)
NC Gen Stat § 41-70 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 6 - Joint Tenancy.|§ 41-70 - Definitions.

 41-70. Definitions.For the purposes of this Article, the following definitions apply:(1) Conveyance. - A transfer of title to real or personal property by deed, devise, assignment, or other means of transferring title.(2) Termination. - A severance of the right of survivorship resulting in the creation of a tenancy in common as provided in this Article. The term is used in the context of an estate with a joint tenancy with a right of survivorship.  (2020-50, s. 2(a), (c).)
NC Gen Stat § 41-71 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 6 - Joint Tenancy.|§ 41-71 - Creation of a joint tenancy with right of survivorship.

 41-71. Creation of a joint tenancy with right of survivorship.(a) A conveyance to two or more persons creates a tenancy in common unless a joint tenancy with right of survivorship is created as provided in subsection (b) of this section or a tenancy by the entirety is created as provided by the law governing tenancy by the entireties.(b) A conveyance to two or more persons creates a joint tenancy with right of survivorship if the instrument expresses an intent to create a joint tenancy with right of survivorship. The following words in the instrument shall be deemed to express an intent to create a joint tenancy with right of survivorship unless the instrument otherwise provides: "joint tenants with right of survivorship," "joint tenants," "joint tenancy," "tenants in common with right of survivorship," "joint with right of survivorship," "with right of survivorship."(c) Nothing in this Article prohibits joint tenants from entering into any agreement with regard to the property held in joint tenancy, including, without limitation, an agreement that notice must be given to other joint tenants before any joint tenant terminates the joint tenancy as provided in G.S. 41-73(b).  (2020-50, s. 2(a), (c).)
NC Gen Stat § 41-72 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 6 - Joint Tenancy.|§ 41-72 - Determination of the interests of joint tenants in a joint tenancy with right of survivorship.

 41-72. Determination of the interests of joint tenants in a joint tenancy with right of survivorship.(a) The interests of joint tenants in a joint tenancy with right of survivorship shall be deemed to be equal unless otherwise provided in the instrument of conveyance.(b) This section shall apply to any conveyance of an interest in property created at any time that explicitly seeks to create unequal ownership interest in a joint tenancy with right of survivorship.(c) Distributions made prior to October 10, 2009, that were made in equal amounts from a joint tenancy with right of survivorship that sought to create unequal ownership shares shall remain valid and shall not be subject to modification on the basis of this section.(d) Any joint tenancy interest conveyed to individuals married to each other and to one or more other joint tenants in the same instrument of conveyance shall be held by the married individuals in a tenancy by the entirety, and the married individuals shall be treated as a single joint tenant, unless otherwise provided in the instrument.  (1784, c. 204, s. 6; R.C., c. 43, s. 2; Code, s. 1326; Rev., s. 1579; C.S., s. 1735; 1945, c. 635; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 891, s. 1; 1991, c. 606, s. 1; 2009-268, s. 1; 2010-96, s. 9; 2012-69, s. 2; 2013-204, s. 1.11; 2020-50, s. 2(a)-(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 41-74 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 6 - Joint Tenancy.|§ 41-74 - Application of 120-hour survival requirement to joint tenancy with right of survivorship.

 41-74. Application of 120-hour survival requirement to joint tenancy with right of survivorship.The provisions of G.S. 28A-24-3 apply to joint tenancy interests among two or more joint tenants holding property in joint tenancy with right of survivorship upon the death of one or more of the joint tenants.  (1784, c. 204, s. 6; R.C., c. 43, s. 2; Code, s. 1326; Rev., s. 1579; C.S., s. 1735; 1945, c. 635; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 891, s. 1; 1991, c. 606, s. 1; 2009-268, s. 1; 2010-96, s. 9; 2012-69, s. 2; 2013-204, s. 1.11; 2020-50, s. 2(a)-(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 41-75 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 41 - Estates|Article 6 - Joint Tenancy.|§ 41-75 - Inapplicability of Article.

 41-75. Inapplicability of Article.This Article does not apply to any of the following:(1) Executors or trustees in their representative capacity.(2) Partnerships governed by Chapter 59 of the General Statutes.(3) Business entities.(4) Accounts established under G.S. 41-2.1 or G.S. 41-2.2 to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of this Article.(5) Life estates.  (2020-50, s. 2(a), (c); 2021-91, s. 9.)