Probate
The Probate Court has jurisdiction over marriage licenses, estates of deceased persons, guardianships of incapacitated adults, conservatorships of the estates of minors and incapacitated persons, minor settlements $25,000 and less, and involuntary commitments of mentally ill and/or chemically dependent persons.
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LINKS
FOR COURT FORMS
- South Carolina Probate Court Forms (*Select 'Probate' under Forms by Court Type)(opens in a new tab)
FOR SOUTH CAROLINA LAW
- South Carolina Code of Laws - Probate(opens in a new tab)
- South Carolina Code of Laws - Marriage Licenses(opens in a new tab)
- South Carolina Code of Laws - Mental Health(opens in a new tab)
- South Carolina Code of Laws - Protective Proceedings(opens in a new tab)
OTHER HELPFUL LINKS
- Healthcare Power of Attorney Form (PDF, 29.29 KB)
- Internal Revenue Service(opens in a new tab)
- South Carolina Bar Lawyer Referral Service(opens in a new tab)
- South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Program(opens in a new tab)
- South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles - Forms(opens in a new tab)
- South Carolina Department of Natural Resources - Boating Forms(opens in a new tab)
- South Carolina Legal Services(opens in a new tab)
DOCUMENTS
ESTATES
- Estate Opening Packet (PDF, 446.61 KB)(opens in a new tab)(Worksheets to open an estate)
- Probate Court Forms
MARRIAGE LICENSES
- Form to Request Copy of Marriage License (PDF, 80.21 KB)
- Application for Marriage License (PDF, 93.65 KB)
GUARDIANSHIPS AND CONSERVATORSHIPS
- Opening Adult Conservatorship (PDF, 11.41 MB)(opens in a new tab)
- Opening Minor Conservatorship (PDF, 7.85 MB)(opens in a new tab)
- Opening Adult Guardianship (PDF, 12.05 MB)(opens in a new tab)
- Opening Adult Conservatorship and Guardianship (Combined) (PDF, 722.09 KB)
- Probate Court Forms
GENERAL INFORMATION
| Ceth Utsey, Probate Court Judge | probate@colletoncounty.org | |
| Vanessa Colleton, Deputy Probate Judge | vcolleton@colletoncounty.org | |
| Danielle Jenkins, Probate Clerk | djenkins@colletoncounty.org | |
| Shakema Simmons, Estate Clerk | ssimmons@colletoncounty.org | |
| Kimberly Witort, Clerk | kwitort@colletoncounty.org |
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Probate Court
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Monday-Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM