Allendale County Magistrate Court cases in Allendale County, Allendale, SC
Allendale County Probate Court is a county-level probate court within South Carolina's Unified Judicial System. It exercises limited jurisdiction over probate and protective proceedings, including administration of estates and wills (testate/intestate), determination of heirs, appointment and oversight of personal representatives, guardianships and conservatorships (primarily for incapacitated adults and minors' property), and involuntary commitment proceedings for mental health and substance abuse. It also handles certain trust matters (concurrent with circuit court) and issues marriage licenses and related records. The court does not hear criminal cases, traffic offenses, general civil lawsuits, divorces, custody, or juvenile matters; those are handled by circuit, magistrate, or family courts within the county.
Allendale County Magistrate Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Magistrate Court |
| County: | Allendale |
| Street Address: | 292 Barnwell Hwy. |
| City: | Allendale |
| Zip Code: | 29810 |
| Phone: | 803-584-3755 |
| Fax: | 803-584-7980 |
| Hours: | Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Website URL: | https://www.sccourts.org/clerks/allendale/contactInfo.cfm |
| Parking: | There is ample free parking at the Courthouse. |
| Forms & Filing: | https://www.sccourts.org/forms/searchType.cfm |
| Dockets / Schedule / Calendar: | https://publicindex.sccourts.org/Allendale/PublicIndex/PISearch.aspx |
| Jury Service: | https://www.sccourts.org/clerks/allendale/jurorinfo.cfm |
| Languages: | Multiple |
| ADA: | County Council Office |
| ADA Phone: | 803-584-3438 |
| About / Additional Info: | The Allendale County Courthouse is located at 292 Barnwell Highway. Court proceedings including Civil, Criminal and Family Court are held at the Allendale County Courthouse. The original Courthouse was burned May, 1998. Reconstruction and renovations of the Courthouse began in August, 2002. The Courthouse is now complete and the office of the Clerk of Court is situated there. |
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allendale_County_Courthouse |
Services and Case Types Handled in Allendale County Magistrate Court
Allendale County Probate Court serves the public in matters involving:
- Estates and wills: opening estates, admitting wills, appointing personal representatives, issuing letters, inventories/accountings, determinations of heirs, small-estate affidavits, elective-share/spousal claims.
- Guardianship/conservatorship (protective proceedings) for incapacitated adults and certain minors; issues protective orders regarding management of property and personal care; approves settlements for minors/incapacitated persons.
- Mental health and substance-abuse commitments: emergency and involuntary commitment orders and related hearings.
- Trust and probate litigation: will contests, creditor claims, and related disputes; schedules hearings and, when demanded by law, jury trials; summons and manages jurors.
- Marriage services: issues marriage licenses and maintains marriage records.
Court services include intake and case filings, scheduling and noticing hearings, docket management, issuance of orders and letters, recordkeeping and certified copies, and public access to forms and filings.