South Carolina § 62-1-102 Purposes; rules of construction.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 62-1-102 — Purposes; rules of construction.

South Carolina § 62-1-102

Title 62SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE

Ch.ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS, AND PROBATE JURISDICTION OF COURT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 62-1-102 (2026).

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(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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(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.