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I understand that in South Carolina, when a spouse passes away, the title to the home is automatically transferred to the surviving spouse. What form is used for this? Also, I am a small-estate judgment in probate court. Should the home be listed under that form as a real estate holding for my deceased wife?

My sister has taken suddenly ill and is in the hospital and may not get better. She has no husband or children and I (her brother) am her only living relative. She has substantial assets including three homes and a sizable savings and investments. She is still conscious, but is unlikely to be able to leave the hospital to have a notary sign the document that I have created for her with eForms giving me POA. Is having a notary necessary, or will witnesses do?

My grandparents passed down land to their 5 children in SC. The way that the land is supposed to be divided is spelled out in my grandmother’s last will and testament. From my understanding the remaining portion is in the name of my grandmother’s estate AND one of her sons, my uncle, S.G. (I have the documents). Said uncle S.G. never really got along with his brother, J.G., my other uncle. Me and my uncle J.G. are close, and he wishes to gift me his portion of the land which happens to be 2 acres. Uncle S.G. refuses to do what is necessary to transfer the 2 acres that belong to J.G. so that he can, in turn, gift the land to me. My question is, “What needs to be done so that J.G. can obtain his land from S.G. so that J.G. can gift the land to me?” Sidebar: J.G. currently resides in AZ and me, the land, and S.G. are in SC.

I’m in South Carolina but the vehicle was purchased in Virginia. I bought a vehicle from a different state that was shipped to me. I paid the cost in full before the van got to me, and it is in very poor condition, not at all as described. Since it’s second-hand, I don’t think lemon laws apply. I also realized they haven’t given me the title yet. They offered to buy it back but I would lose $8,200 because they won’t take it as a return. I want to know if it’s worth it to pay a lawyer to look further into this, or if I don’t have great chances of winning—in which case I’d rather take the $8,200 since I don’t have much more money to “play” with. I’ve been back and forth with the dealership since then because of the poor condition, and now I realized I have an even bigger problem with not having the title. My ideal resolution is to get my $26,400 back in full plus attorney’s fees, and that they pay to ship the van back to them. I don’t want it and I’m only allowed one vehicle where I live so I need to get rid of it ASAP. At a local dealership they ran a history and discovered it’s still registered as a rental van—it’s not even in the name of the dealership where I bought it. The lawyer yesterday said I should absolutely hire a lawyer for this. Do you agree? My other question I didn’t get to ask yesterday: should I stop all contact with the dealership OR email them that I will be suing for a full refund unless they give me my money back and take the van off my hands? I’m on a tight timeline. I desperately need a new vehicle and for that I need this money back and the van out of the property ASAP. The dealership is expecting me to ship the van back on Friday, in exchange for $18,000 payable via wire transfer to me after they receive it. But after all they did, I’m afraid if I ship the van, they won’t pay me at all. So I need to try to hire a lawyer before Friday and to know whether to continue communication with them. Main goal here: get my money back the fastest way possible.

Need a SC lawyer familiar with credit judgments.

My sister has suddenly become ill and is in the hospital. She may not get better. She has no husband or children, and I (her brother) am her only living relative. She has substantial assets, including three homes and sizable savings and investments. She is still conscious but is unlikely to be able to leave the hospital to have a notary sign the document that I created for her using eForms, giving me Power of Attorney. Is having a notary necessary, or will witnesses do?

I understand that in South Carolina, when a spouse passes away, the title to the home is automatically transferred to the surviving spouse. What form is used for this? Also, I am a small estate judgment in probate court. Should the home be listed under that form as a real estate holding for my deceased wife?

I’ve just filled out the eForm for a name change. Does it need to be sent to someone?

What does the law in South Carolina say about marital dissolution vs. divorce and the best option for a homemaker?

My father has a competency hearing scheduled. We want to make sure his rights to choose are protected. Have done a Durable POA form. Is that valid if he is ruled incompetent if it is done before his hearing?