South Carolina § 62-3-614 Special administrator; appointment.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 62-3-614 — Special administrator; appointment.

South Carolina § 62-3-614

Title 62SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE

Ch.ARTICLE 3 - PROBATE OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION

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S.C. Code Ann. § 62-3-614 (2026).

Text

A special administrator may be appointed:

(1)informally by the court on the application of an interested person when necessary:

(a)to protect the estate of a decedent prior to the appointment of a general personal representative or if a prior appointment has been terminated as provided in Section 62-3-609;

(b)for a creditor of the decedent's estate to institute any proceeding under Section 62-3-803; or (c) to take appropriate actions involving estate assets;

(2)in a formal proceeding by order of the court on the petition of any interested person and finding, after notice and hearing, that appointment is necessary to preserve the estate or to secure its proper administration including its administration in circumstances where a general personal representative cannot or should not act. I

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A special administrator may be appointed: (1) informally by the court on the application of an interested person when necessary: (a) to protect the estate of a decedent prior to the appointment of a general personal representative or if a prior appointment has been terminated as provided in Section 62-3-609; (b) for a creditor of the decedent's estate to institute any proceeding under Section 62-3-803; or (c) to take appropriate actions involving estate assets; (2) in a formal proceeding by order of the court on the petition of any interested person and finding, after notice and hearing, that appointment is necessary to preserve the estate or to secure its proper administration including its administration in circumstances where a general personal representative cannot or should not act. If it appears to the court that an emergency exists, appointment may be ordered without notice.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, SECTION 1; 1997 Act No. 152, SECTION 15; 2013 Act No. 100, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2014. Effect of Amendment The 2013 amendment added subsection (1)(c), relating to appropriate actions involving estate assets.