A Huntersville solo practice serving the Lake Norman region and Mecklenburg, Iredell, Lincoln, Cabarrus and Rowan counties, started by Michael K. Elliott in 2004. Its probate work advises executors of their rights and obligations — the estate inventory, the spousal allowance, creditor notice, the final accounting and distribution — and the firm also serves as executor or administrator itself.
Probate in Iredell County
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Iredell County Clerk of Superior Court
Iredell County · Superior Court District 32
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226 Stockton Street, Statesville, NC 28677
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Trust Administration Firms Serving Iredell County
Practicing in Concord since 1976 from a downtown office the firm describes as near the Cabarrus County Courthouse, and representing clients in Cabarrus, Rowan, Stanly, Iredell and Union counties. The firm walks executors and court-appointed administrators through applying to the Clerk of Court for letters, notifying creditors and filing the final accounting, and also drafts wills and trusts.
Serves Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union, Stanly, Iredell and Lincoln counties from an office on McCachern Boulevard in Concord. Attorney Michael R. Burgner handles probate and trust administration alongside wills, trusts and wealth-management planning. The firm traces to a Concord law office opened in 1896 and now lists twelve attorneys across estate, litigation, family and criminal practices.
Serves the Lake Norman area and the Piedmont Triad from offices in Cornelius and Winston-Salem. Attorneys guide executors and trustees from the first probate filing to the final distribution — preparing court inventories and accountings, filing federal estate tax returns, and handling trust administration and irrevocable-trust modifications. The firm meets by phone and video as well as in person.
A Charlotte tax and estate boutique at Morrocroft Centre that represents executors and trustees in all aspects of estate and trust administration: collecting assets, paying the decedent's debts and taxes, and post-mortem tax planning. It also handles trust and estate accounting disputes and litigation. Its attorneys include Board Certified Specialists in Estate Planning and Probate Law.
Serves Charlotte and Mecklenburg County from East Morehead Street. Its estate administration attorneys lead executors and administrators through probate and through estate, income and generation-skipping tax issues, while a separate fiduciary litigation group takes will caveats and breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims. The firm traces its Charlotte practice to 1912.
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Settling a trust in North Carolina happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust CodeN.C.G.S. § 36C-1-101 et seq.Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.
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In North Carolina, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 36C-7-708, 32-54, 32-55, 32-56, 32-57, 32-58, 32-60Verified Sep 18, 2026View source unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.
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Settling an estate in North Carolina: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 daysN.C.G.S. §§ 28A-20-1, 28A-20-3, 28A-20-4Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 3 monthsNCGS §§ 28A-14-1, 28A-19-1, 28A-19-3, 28A-19-6, 28A-19-16Verified Oct 19, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.
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North Carolina requires a final state income tax return for the decedent alongside the federal Form 1040N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-153.7Verified Sep 20, 2026View source; a federal estate tax return (Form 706) is required only for estates above $15,000,00026 USC 2001(c), 2010; P.L. 119-21 §70106Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
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Inherited assets in North Carolina take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death26 USC § 1014Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, and the gain on a later sale faces ordinary income tax at the state's regular ratesN.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-153.7(a) (flat individual rate: "After 2025 3.99%"); (a1) rate-reduction trigger (earliest affected year 2027)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
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