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North Carolina Legal Practice Materials

In this guide you will find resources for North Carolina Practice Materials arranged according to fields of law.

Wills, Trusts, and Estates

Holding, Graham D. and Reid, Christy Eve. BB&T Estate Planning Forms Manual, 2016 rev. Branch Banking and Trust Corp., c2016. [KFN7540 .H64 2016]

This manual contains primarily forms with sample language and brief introductions for context. There are multiple versions for many of the types of will forms included. Types of forms include those for simple wills, for pour-over wills, and for various trusts among others.

Huggard, John Parker. North Carolina Estate Settlement Practice Guide. Eagan, MN : Thomson Reuters, 2013. [KFN7547 .H84 2013] [Available electronically via Westlaw to UNC Law Students and Faculty]

This guide is similar to a deskbook in that it offers fairly comprehensive coverage of the subject matter. The resource also contains forms, checklist, and practical advice on applying the law and avoiding malpractice.

The Law Library holds the most recent (2022) supplement for this text.

McLamb, Janet H. Edwards' North Carolina Probate Handbook: with Forms. St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West, 2003-. [KFN7544 . E38] (Reserve Room) [Available electronically via Westlaw to UNC Law Students and Faculty]

This handbook discusses procedural steps in administration of probate estates in North Carolina. Designed as a practical guide, the source contains Administrative Office of the Courts forms and is focused on the practical steps to be taken when administering estates.

The Law Library has copies of this text from 2003-2022.  The most recent copies of this text (2022) are available in the Reserve Room.

McLaughlin, James B. and Bowser, Richard T. Wiggins Wills and Administration of Estates in North Carolina. 5th ed. Eagan, MN: Thomson Reuters, 2020. [KFN7544 .W54 2020] (Reserve Room) [Available electronically via Westlaw Edge to UNC Law Students and Faculty].

This treatise provides an overview for practicing attorneys regarding wills.  Topics of interest include holographic wills, nuncupative wills, testamentary capacity, undue influence, fraud and mistake, execution of wills, attestation of wills, revocation of wills, probate, and devises.  In addition, this resource also provides statutory and case law on wills and estates, alongside an analysis of the legislative changes.

The Law Library has the most recent (2021-22) supplement for this text with the copy available in the Reserve Room.