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You need to talk to a North Carolina estate attorney. The estate attorney can advise you. This will vary by state. I'd also make a will.
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Have a will or a trust? If not, go to an attorney and make one. You can leave your $$ to whomever you want to.
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You can legally leave your assets to the cats if you want to.
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If you work with an elder law or estate planning attorney you can make a solid Last Will & Testament and do whatever you please in it, and if you appoint a trustworthy and willing Executor of that Will, your wishes will be carried out as you specified.

If you don't leave a Will... that's unwise -- even if you don't think you have many assets to leave.

Here's what happens in my home state if you don't leave a Will and there's a step-children situation:

"In Minnesota, if a step-parent passes away without a will, the state's intestate succession laws come into play. These laws typically allocate the deceased's assets to the surviving spouse and biological children, leaving step-children without automatic inheritance rights."

Source: https://johnsonturner.com/blog/estate-planning/05/step-children-and-inheritance-rights/#:~:text=In%20Minnesota%2C%20if%20a%20step,children%20without%20automatic%20inheritance%20rights.

But rules can vary by state so I would research it in your own home state.
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If you are a blended family it makes wills and trusts a bit more complicated. I would see a good Trust and Estate attorney in your own state to arrange a will. They not only have the knowledge but the expertise and that's what you are paying for and what you need. The opinions of a bunch of strangers on a Forum don't work when there are legal issues afoot, and things you cannot afford to do wrong.

Best of luck to you.
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