Estate of Loftin v. Loftin

MORRIS, Judge.

G.S. 52-10 provides that married persons may, subject to the provisions of G.S. 52-6 release any of the rights they may by marriage acquire in the property of each other. G.S. 52-6 provides that no separation agreement or contract between married persons affecting the real estate of the wife shall be valid unless acknowledged before a certifying officer who shall privately examine the wife. The Supreme Court held in Turner v. Turner, 242 N.C. 583, 89 S.E. 2d 245 (1955), that an ante-nuptial contract executed between parties mutually releasing the prospective interest of each in…