South Carolina Statutes
§ 62-1-102 — Purposes; rules of construction.
South Carolina·Title 62 SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE·Ch. ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS, AND PROBATE JURISDICTION OF COURT
(a)This Code shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.
(b)The underlying purposes and policies of this Code are:
(1)to simplify and clarify the law concerning the affairs of decedents, missing persons, protected persons, minors, and incapacitated persons;
(2)to discover and make effective the intent of a decedent in the distribution of his property;
(3)to promote a speedy and efficient system for liquidating the estate of the decedent and making distribution to his successors;
(4)to facilitate use and enforcement of certain trusts;
(5)to make uniform the law among the various jurisdictions.
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Related
In Re Estate of Weeks
495 S.E.2d 454 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 1997)
Anderson Area Medical Center, Inc. v. Tollison
463 S.E.2d 611 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 1995)
Green Ex Rel. Estate of Cottrell v. Cottrell Ex Rel. Estate of Cottrell
550 S.E.2d 324 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 2001)
Matter of Estate of Tollison
463 S.E.2d 611 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 1995)
Estate of Gill Ex Rel. Grant v. Clemson University Foundation
725 S.E.2d 516 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 2012)
Estate of Connor 2
(Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 2009)
Legislative History
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, SECTION 1; 2013 Act No. 100, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2014.
Nearby Sections
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§ 62-1-100
Effective date.§ 62-1-101
Short title.§ 62-1-102
Purposes; rules of construction.§ 62-1-104
Severability.§ 62-1-105
Construction against implied repeal.§ 62-1-106
Effect of fraud and evasion.§ 62-1-107
Evidence as to death or status.§ 62-1-108
Acts by holder of general power.§ 62-1-111
Authority to award costs and expenses.§ 62-1-112
Inherent power of court.§ 62-1-201
General definitions.§ 62-1-301
Territorial application.