Columbia, SC asked in Probate for South Carolina

Q: Both my parents died and they didn't have wills. They owned a car. Can I have the car put in my name?

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L. Wayne Patterson
L. Wayne Patterson
Answered
  • Probate Lawyer
  • Greenville, SC
  • Licensed in South Carolina

A: A South Carolina probate estate will have to be opened in order to transfer the title to a vehicle. Contact the probate court in the county where they resided for the requirements to open an estate. You will need an original of their death certificates and wills if they had a will. South Carolina does have a small estate procedure where the total value of the estate is less than $25,000.00.

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