South Carolina § 62-3-503 - Effect on other proceedings.
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§ 62-3-503. Effect on other proceedings.
(a) The pendency of a proceeding for administration under Part 5 [Sections 62-3-501 et seq.] of a decedent's estate stays action on any informal application then pending or thereafter filed.
(b) If a will has been previously probated in informal proceedings, the effect of the filing of a petition for administration under Part 5 [Sections 62-3-501 et seq.] is as provided for formal testacy proceedings by Section 62-3-401.
(c) After service of the summons and petition upon the personal representative and notice of the filing of a petition for administration under Part 5 [Sections 62-3-501 et seq.], a personal representative who has been appointed previously shall not exercise his power to distribute any estate. The filing of the petition does not affect his other powers and duties unless the court restricts the exercise of any of them pending full hearing on the petition.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, SECTION 1; 2010 Act No. 244, SECTION 13, eff June 7, 2010; 2013 Act No. 100, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2014.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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