South Carolina § 62-3-620 - Order for executor de son tort to account for deceased's property; decree for damages.
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§ 62-3-620. Order for executor de son tort to account for deceased's property; decree for damages.
Acting sua sponte or upon the petition of any interested person, the probate judge of the county in which a deceased person was domiciled at the time of his death may order the executor de son tort to account for the property in his possession. Upon a finding that the property has been converted, wasted or otherwise damaged through improper interference, the court may assess damages including attorney's fees and costs in the amount determined by the court not to exceed the value of the property charged to the executor de son tort.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, SECTION 1; 2013 Act No. 100, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
The 2013 amendment rewrote the section.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 62-3-620 ("Order for executor de son tort to account for deceased's property; decree for damages.") 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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