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MATTER OF ESTATE OF MORRIS

No. COA95-126.

472 S.E.2d 786 (1996)

In the Matter of the Estate of Travis Ray MORRIS, Deceased.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 16, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joynes & Bieber, P.A. by Leonard G. Logan, Jr., Kitty Hawk, for petitioner-appellant.

Overton, Jones and Carter, P.A. by Larry S. Overton and Bruce L. Daughtry, Ahoskie, for respondent-appellee.

McGEE, Judge.

Petitioner argues that by executing an affidavit of paternity under G.S. 130A-101(f), he constructively complied with the statutory requirements of N.C. Gen.Stat. § 29-19(b) and (c), which allow a father to inherit from an illegitimate child through intestate succession. We disagree with petitioner and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Intestate succession by and through illegitimate children is governed by G.S. 29-19. "Absent [G.S...

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