North Carolina § 39-9 Absence of wife's acknowledgment does not affect deed as to husband

North Carolina Statutes

§ 39-9 — Absence of wife's acknowledgment does not affect deed as to husband

North Carolina § 39-9

Ch. 39Conveyances

Art. 2Conveyances by Husband and Wife

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 39-9 (2026).

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When an instrument purports to be signed by a husband and wife the instrument may be ordered registered, if the acknowledgment of the husband is duly taken, but no such instrument shall be the act or deed of the wife unless proven or acknowledged by her according to law. (1889, c. 235, s. 8; 1901, c. 637; Rev., s. 954; C.S., s. 999; 1945, c. 73, s. 6.)
§ 39-10: Repealed by Session Laws 1977, c. 375, s. 16.

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When an instrument purports to be signed by a husband and wife the instrument may be ordered registered, if the acknowledgment of the husband is duly taken, but no such instrument shall be the act or deed of the wife unless proven or acknowledged by her according to law. (1889, c. 235, s. 8; 1901, c. 637; Rev., s. 954; C.S., s. 999; 1945, c. 73, s. 6.)
§ 39-10: Repealed by Session Laws 1977, c. 375, s. 16.