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by admin on January 5, 2012
in Probate
I posted the following question on my facebook page:
What do you think happens to your house if you die and are a) married b) have kids and 3) have no will?
Most people assume that the surviving parent would inherit the house, cars, etc. This is not the case in South Carolina.
SC Code SECTION 62-2-102 states:
The intestate share of the surviving spouse is:
(1) if there is no surviving issue of the decedent, the entire intestate estate;
(2) if there are surviving issue, one-half of the intestate estate.
What does all of that mean? That if you are married and have children and no will? When you die, your spouse will get half and your kids will get half. If those children are under the age of 18? You may have to petition the court if you want to sell the house, and that can be a complicated process.
The much easier solution is to contact an attorney and get a will drafted. It isn’t scary– it is smart planning. There are kits available in places like Office Depot, but be very careful. It isn’t all that much more to hire a lawyer to do the will, and you know it will comply with South Carolina law. For example– in some states you can handwrite notes and scratch things out on a will. In South Carolina? That is an invalid change to the will and will be ignored. That seems minor, but trust me when I tell you it can become a major problem.
You can call my office at 843-667-0400 or the SC Bar Lawyer Referral Service.
(No post on this blog is intended to be legal advice or establishes an attorney-client relationship. Please call a lawyer for any specific questions that you may have.)
