Amends GS 29-19(b)(2), which entitles a child born out of wedlock to take by, through and from, for purposes of intestate succession, any person who has acknowledged himself during his lifetime and the child's lifetime to be the child's father in a written statement executed or acknowledged before a certifying officer. Eliminates the requirement that the executed or acknowledged statement have been filed with the clerk of superior court where either he or the child resides during the person's lifetime and the child's lifetime.

Amends GS 130A-101, concerning affidavits acknowledging paternity for children born out of wedlock for purposes of listing the declaring father on the child's birth certificate. Makes a conforming change by deleting the provision specifying that the execution and filing of an affidavit under GS 130A-101 does not affect rights of inheritance unless also filed with the clerk of superior court as a statement of acknowledgment under GS 29-19(b)(2), now no longer required as amended.