{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-3-104","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 62-3-104","heading":"Claims against decedent; necessity of administration.","body":"No claim may be filed against the estate of a decedent and no proceeding to enforce a claim against the estate of a decedent or his successors may be revived or commenced before the appointment of a personal representative, except as provided in Section 62-3-804(1)(b). After the appointment and until distribution, all proceedings and actions to enforce a claim against the estate are governed by the procedure prescribed by this article [Sections 62-3-101 et seq.]. After distribution, a creditor whose claim has not been barred may recover from the distributees as provided in Section 62-3-1004 or from a former personal representative individually liable as provided in Section 62-3-1005. This section has no application to a proceeding by a secured creditor of the decedent to enforce his right to his security except as to any deficiency judgment which might be sought therein.","path":["Title 62 - SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE","ARTICLE 3 Probate of Wills and Administration","Part 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t62c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:08:34Z","sha256":"a75d409603e6aeafbed9fb43ea7976954347d2be45821628b3ca24e5ccdd7e3d","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-3-103","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-3-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}