South Carolina Statutes
§ 62-2-604 — Failure of testamentary provision.
(A)Except as provided in Section 62-2-603, if a devise other than a residuary devise fails for any reason it becomes a part of the residue.
(B)Except as provided in Section 62-2-603 if the residue is devised to two or more persons, the share of the residuary devisees that fails for any reason passes to the other residuary devisee, or to other residuary devisees in proportion to their interests in the residue.
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Related
McDaniel v. Gregory
401 S.E.2d 863 (Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1990)
Roberts v. The Health Science Foundation
(Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 2016)
Legislative History
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, SECTION 1; 2013 Act No. 100, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2014. Effect of Amendment The 2013 amendment changed the subsection designators from lower case to upper case, and made other 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.