When someone in North Carolina dies without a valid will, the law steps in to make the choices for them. In legal terms, dying without a will is called dying “intestate”. Many assume that if they die without a will, that their spouse would automatically inherit everything, or that the state will step in and claim all of their property. In North Carolina, neither of those thoughts are true. Instead, North Carolina’s Intestate Succession Act decides who gets what when you’re g