Ho do I relinquish my rights to a piece of property that I inherited?

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Ho do I relinquish my rights to a piece of property that I inherited?

I am an heir to property and I want to relinquish my right, is there a form I can fill out and have it notarized? The owners of the property are deceased. Even though I am a relative, I want to relinquish my rights to any part of this property. I am a co-owner. Can I create my own relinquishment form and have it notarized to present to the court without an attorney. There was no Will.

Asked on September 13, 2011 under Estate Planning, North Carolina

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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

If you wish to disclaim your potential inheritance to a piece of real estate under North Carolina's intestacy laws, you need to contact the appointed administrator of the estate that is going through the administration process as well as the attorney (assuming there is one) handling the estate's administration about your desire.

The attorney (assuming there is one) for the proceeding will draft a disclaimer for you to sign and date under the penalty of perjury to be signed before a notary public. In the document it will state your name, your relationship to the decedent and your desire to disclaim any inheritance from the decedent.

The document will then be filed in the court proceeding concerning the estate's administration. If you want to create your own disclaimer without an attorney's assistance, you can do so and file it with the court clerk.


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