South Carolina Statutes
§ 62-3-905 — Penalty clause for contest.
South Carolina § 62-3-905
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 62SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE
Ch.ARTICLE 3 - PROBATE OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 62-3-905 (2026).
Text
A provision in a will purporting to penalize any interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.
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Related
Russell v. Wachovia Bank, N.A.
633 S.E.2d 722 (Supreme Court of South Carolina, 2006)
Heslin v. Lenahan
(Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 2019)
Legislative History
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, SECTION 1; 2013 Act No. 100, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2014.
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
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 62-3-905, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/62-3-905.