South Carolina § 62-2-604 - Failure of testamentary provision.
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§ 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.
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.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 62-2-604 ("Failure of testamentary provision.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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