North Carolina § 35A-1273 When letters issue to public guardian

North Carolina Statutes

§ 35A-1273 — When letters issue to public guardian

North Carolina § 35A-1273

Ch. 35AIncompetency and Guardianship

Art. 11Public Guardians

Subch. IIGuardian And Ward

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1273 (2026).

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The public guardian shall apply for and obtain letters of guardianship in the following cases:

(1)When a period of six months has elapsed from the discovery of any property belonging to any minor or incompetent person without guardian.

(2)When any person entitled to letters of guardianship shall request in writing the clerk to issue letters to the public guardian; but it is lawful and the duty of the clerk to revoke said letters of guardianship at any time after issuing the same upon application in writing by any person entitled to qualify as guardian, setting forth a sufficient cause for such revocation. (1987, c. 550, s. 1.) §§ 35A-1274 through 35A-1279: Reserved for future codification purposes.

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The public guardian shall apply for and obtain letters of guardianship in the following cases:
(1) When a period of six months has elapsed from the discovery of any property belonging to any minor or incompetent person without guardian.
(2) When any person entitled to letters of guardianship shall request in writing the clerk to issue letters to the public guardian; but it is lawful and the duty of the clerk to revoke said letters of guardianship at any time after issuing the same upon application in writing by any person entitled to qualify as guardian, setting forth a sufficient cause for such revocation. (1987, c. 550, s. 1.)
§§ 35A-1274 through 35A-1279: Reserved for future codification purposes.