South Carolina Statutes
§ 62-2-102 — Share of the spouse.
South Carolina § 62-2-102
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 62SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE
Ch.ARTICLE 2 - INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND WILLS
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 62-2-102 (2026).
Text
The intestate share of the surviving spouse is:
(1)if there is no surviving issue of the decedent, the entire intestate estate;
(2)if there are surviving issue, one-half of the intestate estate.
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Related
Lafaye v. Timmerman
502 S.E.2d 920 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 1998)
Mitchell v. Owens
402 S.E.2d 888 (Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1991)
Singleton v. City of Georgetown
(Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 2019)
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
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Bluebook (online)
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