This part [Sections 62-1-501 et seq.] shall be so construed and interpreted as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law in those states which enact substantially identical laws.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, Section 1; 1976 Code Section 62-1-508; 2013 Act No. 100, Section 1, eff January 1, 2014.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 62 - South Carolina Probate Code
Article 1 - General Provisions, Definitions, And Probate Jurisdiction Of Court
Section 62-1-100. Effective date.
Section 62-1-101. Short title.
Section 62-1-102. Purposes; rules of construction.
Section 62-1-103. Supplementary general principles of law applicable.
Section 62-1-104. Severability.
Section 62-1-105. Construction against implied repeal.
Section 62-1-106. Effect of fraud and evasion.
Section 62-1-107. Evidence as to death or status.
Section 62-1-108. Acts by holder of general power.
Section 62-1-109. Duties and obligations of lawyer and person serving as a fiduciary.
Section 62-1-110. Fiduciary and lawyer, privileged communication.
Section 62-1-111. Authority to award costs and expenses.
Section 62-1-112. Inherent power of court.
Section 62-1-201. General definitions.
Section 62-1-301. Territorial application.
Section 62-1-302. Subject matter jurisdiction; concurrent jurisdiction with family court.
Section 62-1-303. Venue; multiple proceedings; transfer.
Section 62-1-304. South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure govern formal proceedings.
Section 62-1-305. Records and certified copies.
Section 62-1-306. Jury trials.
Section 62-1-307. Probate judge; powers.
Section 62-1-309. Election and term of judges.
Section 62-1-401. Notice; method and time of giving.
Section 62-1-402. Notice; waiver.
Section 62-1-403. Pleadings; when parties bound by others; notice.
Section 62-1-500. Short title.
Section 62-1-501. Definitions.
Section 62-1-503. Requirement of survival by 120 hours under governing instruments.
Section 62-1-504. Co-owners with right of survivorship; requirement of survival by 120 hours.
Section 62-1-505. Right or benefit that depends on surviving the death of a decedent's killer.