{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-3-905","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 62-3-905","heading":"Penalty clause for contest.","body":"A provision in a will purporting to penalize any interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.","path":["Title 62 - SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE","ARTICLE 3 Probate of Wills and Administration","Part 9 Special Provisions Relating to Distribution"],"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":"6ec7bbe97991f1ff27329441a1796d61f000e4ab64fc918b425cda31310d5ad3","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-3-903","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-3-906"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}