{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-14-23-280","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 14-23-280","heading":"Commencement of proceedings; procedure.","body":"Proceedings in the court of probate may be commenced by petition or complaint to the judge of probate for the county to which the jurisdiction of the subject matter belongs, briefly setting forth the facts or grounds of the application. A summons shall be issued to the defendants in such proceedings. The manner of service, time for answering and other proceedings relating to the trial, except trial by jury, shall conform as nearly as may be to the practice in the courts of common pleas as provided in this Code.","path":["Title 14 - COURTS","CHAPTER 23 Probate Courts","ARTICLE 3 Terms, Jurisdiction, Procedure"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t14c023.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:39:59Z","sha256":"49f2a5bd360643413331615f0e0ee16d2770359521b63f44b81cc9082ee199e0","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-14-23-260","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-14-23-290"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}