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Sara W. Harrington
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Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Fees
- Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- North Carolina
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- attorney
- Law Office of Sara Harrington
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- associate attorney
- Harrington, Gilleland, Winstead, Feindel, & Lucas
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Education
- Campbell Law School
- J.D. (2002)
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- Activities: Campbell Law Observer, case summary writer and advertising manager
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- Wake Forest University
- B.A. (1994) | English major; Art minor
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- Activities: Old Gold and Black student newspaper editorial board, publication staff photographer
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Awards
- Mentor of the Month
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Carolina
- September 2012
- Young Careerist
- Business and Professional Women, Raleigh chapter
- Gold Award
- Girl Scouts of the USA
Professional Associations
- North Carolina State Bar
- Member
- Current
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- North Carolina Bar Association
- member, former Member, Lawyer Referral Service Committee
- Current
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- District Bar of the 15B Judicial District of North Carolina
- member
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- District Bar of the 11A Judicial District of North Carolina
- member, past president
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- Activities: past president
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- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
- member
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Advice for Customers of Businesses in Bankruptcy
- Sanford Herald Voice of Business
- Why You Should Care about Changes in Bankruptcy Law
- Fifty Plus
Speaking Engagements
- Financial Pitfalls for the Unemployed, First Baptist Church, Sanford
- Sanford Jobseekers
- Social Media Savvy for Teens, Lee County Young Commissioners, McSwain Extension Education and Agriculture Center
- Social Media Savvy for Teens, Lee County Young Commissioners, McSwain Extension Education and Agriculture Center
- Social Media Savvy for Teens, Lee County Young Commissioners, McSwain Extension Education and Agriculture Center
- Social Media Savvy for Teens, Lee County Young Commissioners, McSwain Extension Education and Agriculture Center
Certifications
- Certified Mediator 2002-2008
- North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission
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Legal Answers
24 Questions Answered
- Q. In the state of NC does an Executor to an estate ,bylaw have to inform beneficiaries if they are named in a will
- A: Once the estate is filed with the Clerk of Court, the Clerk sends out notices to all the heirs listed in a will. The executor needs to be in contact with the heirs to handle the transfer of property left to them, but the official notice to heirs per statute, comes from the Clerk of Court.
If you have questions about whether you are named in a will, you can contact the executor, look up the will at the Clerk's office or call the Clerk's office to ask if you are listed as an heir.
- Q. How long does an executor have to file with clerk of court in North Carolina
- A: An executor named in a will may, at any time after the death of the testator, apply to the Clerk of the Superior Court in the county in which the testator died, to have the will admitted to probate.
However, if no executor applies to have the will proved within 60 days after the death of the testator, anyone
named in the will to inherit, or any other person interested in the estate, may apply,
upon 10 days' notice to the executor.
- Q. Can I take my dad's SSI payment out of the bank the deposit was on May 31rst 2019 and he passed away on June 13th 2019
- A: As the administrator of your dad's estate, you should open an estate account to deposit the SSI check and any other funds owned by your father. From the estate account, you will distribute funds to heirs, pay court fees and pay the bills of the estate.
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