South Carolina requires 2 witnesses present when the testator signsS.C. Code § 62-2-502Verified Sep 16, 2026View source. A gift to a witness who is also a beneficiary can be voided or reducedS.C. Code § 62-2-504Verified Sep 16, 2026View source in South Carolina, so the usual practice is disinterested witnesses.
No. South Carolina does not require notarization for a will to be validS.C. Code § 62-2-502Verified Sep 16, 2026View source. The notary's role is the self-proving affidavitS.C. Code § 62-2-502Verified Sep 16, 2026View source, a notarized statement the testator and witnesses sign with the will so it enters probate without locating the witnesses; the form includes it.
South Carolina requires 2S.C. Code Ann. § 62-5-504Verified Oct 15, 2026View source witnesses, each at least 18 yearsS.C. Code Ann. § 62-5-504Verified Oct 15, 2026View source old and present when you sign, and the agent or your healthcare provider cannot serve as one.
In South Carolina, estates valued at $45,000S.C. Code § 62-3-1201Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less use the Small Estate AffidavitS.C. Code § 62-3-1201Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, 30 daysS.C. Code § 62-3-1201Verified Sep 8, 2026View source after death, a court filing short of full probate. Real property counts toward the limitS.C. Code § 62-3-1201Verified Sep 8, 2026View source. South Carolina sets the limit by the decedent's date of deathS.C. Code § 62-3-1201Verified Sep 8, 2026View source; an earlier death may be measured against a lower figure. An estate over the limit does not qualify, and no affidavit is prepared for it.
South Carolina requires 2S.C. Code § 62-8-101 et seq.Verified Sep 20, 2026View source witnesses, each at least 18 yearsS.C. Code § 62-8-101 et seq.Verified Sep 20, 2026View source old and present when you sign.