South Carolina Statutes
§ 62-2-502 — Execution.
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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Related
Coleman Ex Rel. Coleman v. Dunlap
413 S.E.2d 15 (Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1992)
In re Estate of Paradeses
826 S.E.2d 871 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 2019)
Brigman v. Brigman
(Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 2004)
In Re: Estate of Sylvia J. Reagan
(Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 2015)
Langley v. Lynch
(Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 2017)
Smith v. Lawton
(Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 2021)
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.
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.