In this article [Sections 62-4-101 et seq.]:
(1) "Local administration" means administration by a personal representative appointed in this State pursuant to appointment proceedings described in Article 3 [Sections 62-3-101 et seq.].
(2) "Local personal representative" includes any personal representative appointed in this State pursuant to appointment proceedings described in Article 3 [Sections 62-3-101 et seq.] and excludes foreign personal representatives who acquire the power of a local personal representative pursuant to Section 62-4-205.
(3) "Resident creditor" means a person domiciled in, or doing business in, this State who is, or could be, a claimant against an estate of a nonresident decedent.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, Section 1; 2013 Act No. 100, Section 1, eff January 1, 2014.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 62 - South Carolina Probate Code
Article 4 - Local And Foreign Personal Representatives; Ancillary Administration
Section 62-4-101. Definitions.
Section 62-4-202. Payment or delivery discharges.
Section 62-4-203. Resident creditor notice.
Section 62-4-204. Proof of authority; bond.
Section 62-4-206. Power of representatives in transition.
Section 62-4-207. Ancillary and other local administrations; governing provision.
Section 62-4-301. Jurisdiction by act of foreign personal representative.
Section 62-4-302. Jurisdiction by act of decedent.
Section 62-4-303. Service on foreign personal representative.
Section 62-4-401. Effect of adjudication for or against personal representative.