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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 62-3-1303

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
At any time after the qualification of the personal representative, on petition to the court by an interested person requesting the sale of real property of the decedent, a summons shall be issued to the personal representative (if not the petitioner), the heirs at law of the decedent (if the decedent died intestate or the time to challenge a will admitted to probate has not expired), the devisees under the decedent’s will (if any), any person who has properly presented a claim against the estate which remains unresolved, any interested person effected by the proceeding, and any other person as required by the court in its discretion.