§ 14-23-1010 Establishment
§ 14-23-1020 Election and term of judges; filling of vacancies
§ 14-23-1030 Associate judges
§ 14-23-1040 Only qualified county electors eligible to office of judge or associate judge
§ 14-23-1050 Bond
§ 14-23-1070 Appointment of deputies; powers
§ 14-23-1080 Judges shall not sit in certain cases
§ 14-23-1090 Appointment and removal of clerk
§ 14-23-1100 Duties of clerk
§ 14-23-1110 Practice of law by judges or associate judges
§ 14-23-1120 Court of record; seal
§ 14-23-1130 Books, office equipment, office space, support personnel; index books
§ 14-23-1140 Rules and regulations governing practice, procedure, and conduct of business
§ 14-23-1150 Jurisdiction of judges
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 14 > Chapter 23 > Article 9 - Establishment, Jurisdiction, and Operation of Probate Courts

  • clerk: as used in this title , signifies the clerk of the court where the action is pending and, in the Supreme Court or court of appeals, the clerk of the county mentioned in the title of the complaint or in another county to which the court may have changed the place of trial, unless otherwise specified. See South Carolina Code 14-1-40
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.