North Carolina Code § 31-5.3

Will not revoked by marriage; dissent from will made prior to marriage.
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A will is not revoked by a subsequent marriage of the maker; and the surviving spouse may petition for an elective share when there is a will made prior to the marriage in the same manner, upon the same conditions, and to the same extent, as a surviving spouse may petition for an elective share when there is a will made subsequent to marriage.

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