Columbia, South Carolina guide

Columbia includes Richland and Lexington County areas. This guide points to Richland County Probate Court's Estates division. Use the decedent's actual county to choose the court, not simply the Columbia mailing address.

Columbia includes Richland and Lexington County areas. Richland Probate's Estates division is the source linked here, but the decedent's actual county should determine which office is contacted. Ask whether the inquiry is a personal-property collection, appointment, or an existing estate's next filing. The county Register of Deeds is relevant to recorded title, not a substitute for Probate Court authority. Use the correct county's local instructions alongside statewide forms.

South Carolina does not currently impose a state estate tax for 2026 deaths and does not currently impose a separate inheritance tax for 2026 deaths.

South Carolina Revenue's fiduciary page states there is no estate tax for post-2004 deaths, while explaining that estate and trust income remains subject to separate income-tax rules.

The South Carolina guide covers the broader estate process. The local court does not provide a retirement or investment plan. An attorney addresses legal authority, a CPA addresses filings, and an advisor addresses financial planning. SBC has no local office in Columbia.