South Carolina § 62-2-504 Subscribing witnesses not incompetent because of interest; effect on gifts to them.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 62-2-504 — Subscribing witnesses not incompetent because of interest; effect on gifts to them.

South Carolina § 62-2-504

Title 62SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE

Ch.ARTICLE 2 - INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND WILLS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 62-2-504 (2026).

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(a)A subscribing witness to any will is not incompetent to attest or prove the same by reason of any devise therein in favor of the witness, the witness's spouse, or the witness's issue. If there are two disinterested witnesses to a will in addition to the interested witness, then the devise is valid and effectual, if otherwise effective. If there are not two disinterested witnesses to a will in addition to an interested witness, then the devise is null and void to the extent of the value of the excess property, estate, or interest so devised over the value of the property, estate or interest to which the witness, the witness's spouse, or the witness' issue would be entitled upon the failure to establish the will. The voided portion of the devise shall pass by intestacy in accordance with

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(a) A subscribing witness to any will is not incompetent to attest or prove the same by reason of any devise therein in favor of the witness, the witness's spouse, or the witness's issue. If there are two disinterested witnesses to a will in addition to the interested witness, then the devise is valid and effectual, if otherwise effective. If there are not two disinterested witnesses to a will in addition to an interested witness, then the devise is null and void to the extent of the value of the excess property, estate, or interest so devised over the value of the property, estate or interest to which the witness, the witness's spouse, or the witness' issue would be entitled upon the failure to establish the will. The voided portion of the devise shall pass by intestacy in accordance with Section 62-2-101 et seq., provided the share of the interested witness, the witness's spouse, or the witness' issue shall not increase due to the devise passing by intestacy. (b) A subscribing witness to any will is not incompetent to attest or prove the will by reason of any appointment within the will of the witness, the witness's spouse, or the witness's issue to any office, trust, or duty. The appointment of a witness, a witness's spouse, or a witness's issue is valid, if otherwise so, and the individual so appointed, in such case, is entitled by law to take or receive any commissions or other compensation on account thereof. (c) A subscribing witness to any will is not incompetent to attest or prove the will by reason of any charge within the will of debts to any part of the estate in favor of the witness, the witness's spouse, or the witness's issue as creditor.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, SECTION 1; 1990 Act No. 521, SECTION 23; 2013 Act No. 100, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2014. Effect of Amendment The 2013 amendment rewrote the section. SECTION 62-2-505. Choice of law as to execution. A written will is valid if: (a) it is executed in compliance with Section 62-2-502 either at the time of execution or at the date of the testator's death; or (b) if its execution complies with the law at the time of execution of either (1) the place where the will is executed, or (2) the place where the testator is domiciled at the time of execution or at the time of death. HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, SECTION 1; 1987 Act No. 171, SECTION 13; 2013 Act No. 100, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2014. Effect of Amendment The 2013 amendment added the subsection designators and made other nonsubstantive changes.