South Carolina § 62-2-202 - Probate estate.

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§ 62-2-202. Probate estate.

(a) For purposes of this Part, probate estate means the decedent's property passing under the decedent's will plus the decedent's property passing by intestacy, reduced by funeral and administration expenses and enforceable claims.

(b) Except as provided in Section 62-7-401(c) with respect to a revocable inter vivos trust found to be illusory, the elective share shall apply only to the decedent's probate estate.

HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, SECTION 1; 1987 Act No. 171, SECTION 6; 2013 Act No. 100, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2014.

Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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