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    Categories: Estate Tax, South Carolina

    Did You Know? SC Estates Over $600,000 Must Be Reported to the SCDOR

    After someone dies in South Carolina, one of the duties of the personal representative (aka executor) is to create an inventory of the decedent’s probate assets and fair market value, as described in South Carolina Code Section 62-3-706. This inventory and appraisement must be filed with the court and mailed [...]

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  • Categories: Contest will, Estate Planning, South Carolina, Wills

    Grounds for Contesting a Will in South Carolina

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  • Categories: Elective Share, Estate Planning, Inheritance, South Carolina, Wills

    I’ve Been Disinherited – Now What? (And Is Contesting the Will Worth It?)

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  • Categories: Business law, Class of One, Derivative Action, South Carolina

    A “Class of One” May Bring a Derivative Action in S.C. – The Boathouse Case

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  • Categories: Disinheritance, Estate Planning, South Carolina, Wills

    Can I Disinherit My Child? Strategies for Disinheriting a Child from Your Will

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    Categories: Contest will, Estate Planning, South Carolina, Wills

    Grounds for Contesting a Will in South Carolina

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  • Categories: Elective Share, Estate Planning, Inheritance, South Carolina, Wills

    I’ve Been Disinherited – Now What? (And Is Contesting the Will Worth It?)

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  • Categories: Business law, Class of One, Derivative Action, South Carolina

    A “Class of One” May Bring a Derivative Action in S.C. – The Boathouse Case

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    Categories: Business law

    UPDATED Avoid $591/Day Penalty: Business Owners, File a BOI Report ASAP

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  • Categories: Estate Planning, Irrevocable will, Marriage, Omitted spouse, South Carolina, Spousal elective share, Wills

    Can You Prevent Future Spouses from Inheriting? Irrevocable Wills vs. Public Policy and the Ward Case

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