South Carolina § 15-9-450 - Service on nonresident individual fiduciaries.
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§ 15-9-450. Service on nonresident individual fiduciaries.
Service, upon any individual nonresident executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, or trustee, of any claim, demand, debt, dues, summons, or any other process, or pleading in suits or actions relating to the administration of the estate in his charge may be made upon the resident of this State appointed by such fiduciary as his agent for such purpose pursuant to the provisions of the South Carolina Probate Code or, in the event of the death, removal, resignation or absence from the State of such agent, or the inability of the person desiring to serve such agent so to do for any other reason, then upon the probate judge or the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county wherein the application of such fiduciary for appointment was made.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-433; 1952 Code SECTION 10-433; 1942 Code SECTION 8952; 1932 Code SECTION 8952; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 5368; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3591; 1902 (23) 1064; 1933 (38) 200; 1934 (38) 1402; 1935 (39) 387; 1937 (40) 523; 1955 (49) 456; 1986 Act No. 539, SECTION 3(1)(C).
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-9-450 ("Service on nonresident individual fiduciaries.") 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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