{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-2-203","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 62-2-203","heading":"Exercise of right of election by surviving spouse.","body":"The right of election of the surviving spouse may be exercised only during his lifetime by him or by his duly appointed attorney in fact. In the case of a protected person, the right of election may be exercised only by order of the court in which protective proceedings as to his property are pending.","path":["Title 62 - SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE","ARTICLE 2 Intestate Succession and Wills","Part 2 Elective Share of Surviving Spouse"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t62c002.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:08:29Z","sha256":"b84e8fc69baadcb811c49694cc92783bb1d4bf52e01c80d81d74e9c038a28731","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-2-202","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-2-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}