Article 2.

Jurisdiction for Probate of Wills and Administration of Estates of Decedents.

§ 28A‑2‑1.  Clerk of superior court.

The clerk of superior court of each county, ex officio judge of probate, shall have jurisdiction of the administration, settlement, and distribution of estates of decedents including, but not limited  to, estate proceedings as provided in G.S. 28A‑2‑4. (R.C., c. 46, s. 1; C.C.P., s. 433; 1868‑9, c. 113, s. 115; Code, s. 1374; Rev., s. 16; C.S., s. 1; 1931, c. 165; 1943, c. 543; 1951, c. 765; 1973, c. 1329, s. 3; 2011‑344, s. 4.)