Trust Administration Attorneys in South Carolina

34 trust administration firms in South Carolina, by county and firm type.

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34 firms

FirmIrmo, SC

LawyerLisa, LLC

Serves 3 counties

LawyerLisa handles probate across South Carolina from Irmo in the Midlands and offices in Simpsonville, Aiken, Bluffton, Mount Pleasant, and Myrtle Beach. The firm represents proposed personal representatives through appointment and their duties, preparing filings such as the Information to Heirs and Devisees and the Inventory and Appraisement. It also handles elder law and trust administration.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 7511 Saint Andrews Road, Suite 3Irmo, SC 29063
Phone: (803) 563-5163

FirmLexington, SC

McCutchen McLean, LLC

Since 2020 · Serves 6 counties

McCutchen McLean helps families across the Midlands navigate estate planning, probate and trust administration, elder law, and business and tax law from offices in Lexington and Chapin.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning

Office: 106 East Main StreetLexington, SC 29072
Phone: (803) 785-4529

FirmGreenwood, SC

McDonald Patrick Poston Hemphill & Roper, LLC

Serves 6 counties

McDonald Patrick Poston Hemphill & Roper, LLC is a Greenwood firm whose wills, trusts, and estates practice covers estate and gift tax planning, estate and trust administration, revocable and irrevocable trusts, special needs and charitable trusts, powers of attorney, and probate litigation, guardianship, and conservatorship matters.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more

Office: 414 Main StreetGreenwood, SC 29646
Phone: (864) 229-2511

Solo PracticeBluffton, SC

Montgomery Law Firm, LLC

Since 2006 · Serves 2 counties

Montgomery Law Firm is a dedicated estate planning practice serving the Lowcountry. Attorney Hunter Montgomery has focused exclusively on estate planning and probate law since joining the SC Bar in 2002. The firm is a member of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 10 Pinckney Colony Road, Suite 400Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone: (843) 815-8580

FirmRock Hill, SC

Morton & Gettys, LLC

Since 2001 · Serves 3 counties

Morton & Gettys offers estate planning, probate administration and litigation, trust administration, and guardianship services from their Rock Hill office. The firm was recognized by U.S. News Best Law Firms.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationGuardianship

Office: 113 East Main Street, Suite 201Rock Hill, SC 29730
Phone: (803) 366-3388

FirmColumbia, SC

Newsome Brannon & McDonald, LLC

Serves 1 county

Newsome Brannon & McDonald (formerly Newsome Law) is a Columbia firm serving Richland County and the Midlands. Its probate work covers informal estate administration, trust administration and decanting, estate and gift tax returns, and guardianships and conservatorships. It also represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in will contests, removal and accounting actions, and elective share claims.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more

Office: 1501 Main Street, Suite 601Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 218-9441

FirmFort Mill, SC

Nosal & Jeter, LLP

Since 2011 · Serves 2 counties

Nosal & Jeter serves Fort Mill, Rock Hill, Tega Cay, and Indian Land in York and Lancaster counties, with a second office in Cornelius, NC. Its probate and trust administration practice assists executors and personal representatives with court filings, locating and notifying heirs, inventorying property, and selling and distributing assets. It also prepares wills and revocable living trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateWills

Office: 852 Gold Hill Road, Suite 201Fort Mill, SC 29708
Phone: (803) 351-3597

Free consultation

FirmColumbia, SC

Parker Law, LLC

Since 2019 · Serves the whole state

Parker Law handles estate planning, probate, estate and trust litigation, guardianship, and conservatorship matters from offices in Columbia and Chapin. Gregory E. Parker, Jr. is recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in estate and trust litigation.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more

Office: 1314 Lincoln Street, Suite 210Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 784-4203

Free consultation

FirmCharleston, SC

Rutledge & Coxe, LLC

Rutledge & Coxe is a Charleston estate planning firm where attorneys W. Thomas Rutledge, Jr. and Campbell D. Coxe, Jr. have spent their entire legal careers handling estate and trust matters with over 50 years of combined experience. The firm prepares wills, powers of attorney, trusts, and probate documents, and serves as personal representatives and independent trustees.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipWills

Office: 1700 Ashley River Road, Suite ACharleston, SC 29407
Phone: (843) 225-1599

FirmLexington, SC

Stratton & Reynolds, LLC

Serves the whole state

Stratton & Reynolds, LLC serves individuals and families with a special emphasis on the elderly and aging populations. The attorneys offer estate planning services for personal estates and businesses, as well as expertise in elder law, Medicaid and skilled nursing care planning, and probate avoidance.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 905 Old Cherokee RoadLexington, SC 29072
Phone: (803) 358-7214

FirmGreenville, SC

Thomas, Fisher & Edwards, P.A.

Greenville and Spartanburg firm serving Upstate South Carolina families in estate, trust, and business matters. The firm guides personal representatives through settling estates and probate filings, assists with estate tax returns, and advises trustees on funding, distributions, and administration. It also handles estate and trust disputes and guardianships.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningBusiness Succession

Office: 2 W. Washington Street, Suite 1001Greenville, SC 29601
Phone: (864) 232-0041

FirmColumbia, SC

Todd and Johnson, LLP

Since 1980 · Serves 6 counties

Todd and Johnson was founded in Columbia in 1980 with a focus on estate planning, trusts, probate, and tax law. Multiple attorneys hold the Certified Specialist designation in Estate Planning and Probate Law from the SC Supreme Court, and several are Fellows of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more

Office: 609 Sims AvenueColumbia, SC 29205
Phone: (803) 252-1500

FirmColumbia, SC

Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A.

Since 1903 · Serves the whole state

Turner Padget's estate practice works from Columbia, Charleston, Florence, Greenville, and Myrtle Beach. The group represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in will contests and estate and trust administration disputes, and fiduciaries in estate and gift tax audits. One attorney, a former probate judge, chairs a committee reviewing changes to the state's Probate Code.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more

Office: 1901 Main Street, 9th FloorColumbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 254-2200

FirmMount Pleasant, SC

Wiles Law Firm

Since 2007

Wiles Law is a full-service Estate, Tax and Business Planning law firm founded in 2007. The firm assists clients with wills, trusts, probate, wealth transfer, and tax and business planning, serving the tri-county area around Charleston.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more

Office: 852 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone: (843) 718-0232

Free consultation

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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in South Carolina

Free South Carolina forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.

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Revocable Living Trust

Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.

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Pour-Over Will

In South Carolina, a pour-over will is signed before 2 witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in South Carolina

Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in South Carolina: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.

How Do I Settle a Trust?

Settling a trust in South Carolina happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust Code, notifies the beneficiaries within 90 days, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.

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What's Fair Trustee Compensation?

In South Carolina, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent) unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.

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How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in South Carolina: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 days of appointment; creditors have 8 months to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.

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Do I Have to File Tax Returns for Someone Who Died?

South Carolina requires a final state income tax return for the decedent alongside the federal Form 1040; a federal estate tax return (Form 706) is required only for estates above $15,000,000.

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How Does Step-Up in Basis Work?

Inherited assets in South Carolina take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death, and the gain on a later sale faces state tax on the 56% of long-term gain left after a 44% exclusion.

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