South Carolina § 62-2-502 Execution.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 62-2-502 — Execution.

South Carolina § 62-2-502

Title 62SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE

Ch.ARTICLE 2 - INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND WILLS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 62-2-502 (2026).

Text

Except as provided for writings within Section 62-2-512 and wills within Section 62-2-505, every will shall be:

(1)in writing;

(2)signed by the testator or signed in the testator's name by some other individual in the testator's presence and by the testator's direction; and (3) signed by at least two individuals each of whom witnessed either the signing or the testator's acknowledgment of the signature or of the will.

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Except as provided for writings within Section 62-2-512 and wills within Section 62-2-505, every will shall be: (1) in writing; (2) signed by the testator or signed in the testator's name by some other individual in the testator's presence and by the testator's direction; and (3) signed by at least two individuals each of whom witnessed either the signing or the testator's acknowledgment of the signature or of the will.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, SECTION 1; 1990 Act No. 521, SECTION 22; 2013 Act No. 100, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2014. Effect of Amendment The 2013 amendment made nonsubstantive changes.