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SC Code § 62-8-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 62 - South Carolina Probate Code|Article 8 - South Carolina Uniform Power Of Attorney Act|Section 62-8-210. Insurance and annuities.

 Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides and subject to Section 62-8-201, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to insurance and annuities authorizes the agent to:  (1) continue, pay the premium or make a contribution on, modify, exchange, rescind, release, or terminate a contract procured by or on behalf of the principal which insures or provides an annuity to either the principal or another person, whether or not the principal is a beneficiary under the contract;  (2) procure new, different, and additional contracts of insurance and annuities for the principal and the principal's spouse, children, and other dependents, and select the amount, type of insurance or annuity, and mode of payment;  (3) pay the premium or make a contribution on, modify, exchange, rescind, release, or terminate a contract of insurance or annuity procured by the agent;  (4) apply for and receive a loan secured by a contract of insurance or annuity;  (5) surrender and receive the cash surrender value on a contract of insurance or annuity;  (6) exercise an election;  (7) exercise investment powers available under a contract of insurance or annuity;  (8) change the manner of paying premiums on a contract of insurance or annuity;  (9) change or convert the type of insurance or annuity with respect to which the principal has or claims to have authority described in this section;  (10) apply for and procure a benefit or assistance under a statute or regulation to guarantee or pay premiums of a contract of insurance on the life of the principal;  (11) collect, sell, assign, hypothecate, borrow against, or pledge the interest of the principal in a contract of insurance or annuity;  (12) select the form and timing of the payment of proceeds from a contract of insurance or annuity; and  (13) pay, from proceeds or otherwise, compromise or contest, and apply for refunds in connection with, a tax or assessment levied by a taxing authority with respect to a contract of insurance or annuity or its proceeds or liability accruing by reason of the tax or assessment.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 279 (S.778), Section 1, eff January 1, 2017.
SC Code § 62-8-211 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 62 - South Carolina Probate Code|Article 8 - South Carolina Uniform Power Of Attorney Act|Section 62-8-211. Estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests.

 (a) In this section, "estate, trust, or other beneficial interest" means a trust, probate estate, guardianship, conservatorship, escrow, or custodianship or a fund from which the principal is, may become, or claims to be, entitled to a share or payment.  (b) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides and subject to Section 62-8-201, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests authorizes the agent to:  (1) accept, receive, receipt for, sell, assign, pledge, or exchange a share in or payment from an estate, trust, or other beneficial interest;  (2) demand or obtain money or another thing of value to which the principal is, may become, or claims to be, entitled by reason of an estate, trust, or other beneficial interest, by litigation or otherwise;  (3) exercise for the benefit of the principal a presently exercisable general power of appointment held by the principal;  (4) initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to litigation to ascertain the meaning, validity, or effect of a deed, will, declaration of trust, or other instrument or transaction affecting the interest of the principal;  (5) initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to litigation to remove, substitute, or surcharge a fiduciary;  (6) conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything received for an authorized purpose; and  (7) transfer an interest of the principal in real property, stocks and bonds, accounts with financial institutions or securities intermediaries, insurance, annuities, and other property to the trustee of a revocable trust created by the principal as settlor.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 279 (S.778), Section 1, eff January 1, 2017.
SC Code § 62-8-212 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 62 - South Carolina Probate Code|Article 8 - South Carolina Uniform Power Of Attorney Act|Section 62-8-212. Claims and litigation.

 Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides and subject to Section 62-8-201, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to claims and litigation authorizes the agent to:  (1) assert and maintain before a court or administrative agency a claim, claim for relief, cause of action, counterclaim, offset, recoupment, or defense, including an action to recover property or other thing of value, recover damages sustained by the principal, eliminate or modify tax liability, or seek an injunction, specific performance, or other relief;  (2) bring an action to determine adverse claims or intervene or otherwise participate in litigation;  (3) seek an attachment, garnishment, order of arrest, or other preliminary, provisional, or intermediate relief and use an available procedure to effect or satisfy a judgment, order, or decree;  (4) make or accept a tender, offer of judgment, or admission of facts, submit a controversy on an agreed statement of facts, consent to examination, and bind the principal in litigation;  (5) submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, and propose or accept a compromise;  (6) waive the issuance and service of process upon the principal, accept service of process, appear for the principal, designate persons upon whom process directed to the principal may be served, execute and file or deliver stipulations on the principal's behalf, verify pleadings, seek appellate review, procure and give surety and indemnity bonds, contract and pay for the preparation and printing of records and briefs, receive, execute, and file or deliver a consent, waiver, release, confession of judgment, satisfaction of judgment, notice, agreement, or other instrument in connection with the prosecution, settlement, or defense of a claim or litigation;  (7) act for the principal with respect to bankruptcy or insolvency, whether voluntary or involuntary, concerning the principal or some other person, or with respect to a reorganization, receivership, or application for the appointment of a receiver or trustee which affects an interest of the principal in property or other thing of value;  (8) pay a judgment, award, or order against the principal or a settlement made in connection with a claim or litigation; and  (9) receive money or other thing of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds of a claim or litigation.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 279 (S.778), Section 1, eff January 1, 2017.
SC Code § 62-8-214 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 62 - South Carolina Probate Code|Article 8 - South Carolina Uniform Power Of Attorney Act|Section 62-8-214. Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service.

 (a) In this section, "benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service" means a benefit, program, or assistance provided under a statute or regulation including Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.  (b) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides and subject to Section 62-8-201, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service authorizes the agent to:  (1) execute vouchers in the name of the principal for allowances and reimbursements payable by the United States or a foreign government or by a state or subdivision of a state to the principal, including allowances and reimbursements for transportation of the individuals described in Section 62-8-213(a)(1), and for shipment of their household effects;  (2) enroll in, apply for, select, reject, change, amend, or discontinue, on the principal's behalf, a benefit or program;  (3) prepare, file, and maintain a claim of the principal for a benefit or assistance, financial or otherwise, to which the principal may be entitled under a statute or regulation;  (4) initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to litigation concerning a benefit or assistance the principal may be entitled to receive under a statute or regulation; and  (5) receive the financial proceeds of a claim described in item (4) and conserve, invest, disburse, or use for a lawful purpose anything so received.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 279 (S.778), Section 1, eff January 1, 2017.
SC Code § 62-8-215 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 62 - South Carolina Probate Code|Article 8 - South Carolina Uniform Power Of Attorney Act|Section 62-8-215. Retirement plans.

 (a) In this section, "retirement plan" means a plan or account created by an employer, the principal, or another individual to provide retirement benefits or deferred compensation of which the principal is a participant, beneficiary, or owner, including a plan or account under the following sections of the Internal Revenue Code:  (1) an individual retirement account under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. Section 408, as amended;  (2) a Roth individual retirement account under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. Section 408A, as amended;  (3) a deemed individual retirement account under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. Section 408(q), as amended;  (4) an annuity or mutual fund custodial account under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. Section 403(b), as amended;  (5) a pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus, or other retirement plan qualified under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. Section 401(a), as amended;  (6) a plan under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. Section 457(b), as amended; and  (7) a nonqualified deferred compensation plan under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. Section 409A, as amended.  (b) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides and subject to Section 62-8-201, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to retirement plans authorizes the agent to:  (1) select the form and timing of payments under a retirement plan, including election of survivor benefits, and withdraw benefits from a plan;  (2) make a rollover, including a direct trustee-to-trustee rollover, of benefits from one retirement plan to another;  (3) establish a retirement plan in the principal's name;  (4) make contributions to a retirement plan;  (5) exercise investment powers available under a retirement plan; and  (6) borrow from, sell assets to, or purchase assets from a retirement plan.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 279 (S.778), Section 1, eff January 1, 2017.
SC Code § 62-8-216 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 62 - South Carolina Probate Code|Article 8 - South Carolina Uniform Power Of Attorney Act|Section 62-8-216. Taxes.

 Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides and subject to Section 62-8-201, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to taxes authorizes the agent to:  (1) prepare, sign, and file federal, state, local, and foreign income, gift, payroll, property, Federal Insurance Contributions Act, and other tax returns, claims for refunds, requests for extension of time, petitions regarding tax matters, and other tax-related documents, including receipts, offers, waivers, consents, including consents and agreements pursuant to Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. Section 2032A, as amended, closing agreements, and any power of attorney required by the Internal Revenue Service, including Form 2848 or other taxing authority with respect to a tax year upon which the statute of limitations has not run and the following twenty-five tax years;  (2) pay taxes due, collect refunds, post bonds, receive confidential information, and contest deficiencies determined by the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authority;  (3) exercise any election available to the principal under federal, state, local, or foreign tax law; and  (4) act for the principal in all tax matters for all periods before the Internal Revenue Service, or other taxing authority.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 279 (S.778), Section 1, eff January 1, 2017.
SC Code § 62-8-217 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 62 - South Carolina Probate Code|Article 8 - South Carolina Uniform Power Of Attorney Act|Section 62-8-217. Gifts.

 (a) In this section, a gift "for the benefit of" a person includes a gift to a trust, an account under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, and a tuition savings account or prepaid tuition plan as defined in Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. Section 529, as amended.  (b) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides and subject to Section 62-8-201, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to gifts authorizes the agent to:  (1) make outright to, or for the benefit of, a person, a gift of any of the principal's property, including by the exercise of a presently exercisable general power of appointment held by the principal, in an amount per donee not to exceed the annual dollar limits of the federal gift tax exclusion pursuant to Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. Section 2503(b), as amended, without regard to whether the federal gift tax exclusion applies to the gift, or if the principal's spouse agrees to consent to a split gift pursuant to Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. 2513, as amended, in an amount per donee not to exceed twice the annual federal gift tax exclusion limit; and  (2) consent, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. Section 2513, as amended, to the splitting of a gift made by the principal's spouse in an amount per donee not to exceed the aggregate annual gift tax exclusions for both spouses.  (3) An agent may make a gift of the principal's property only as the agent determines is consistent with the principal's objectives if actually known by the agent and, if unknown, as the agent determines is consistent with the principal's best interest based on:  (A) the value and nature of the principal's property;  (B) the principal's foreseeable obligations and need for maintenance;  (C) minimization of taxes, including income, estate, inheritance, generation-skipping transfer, and gift taxes;  (D) eligibility for a benefit, a program, or assistance under a statute or regulation; and  (E) the principal's personal history of making or joining in making gifts.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 279 (S.778), Section 1, eff January 1, 2017.
SC Code § 62-8-401 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 62 - South Carolina Probate Code|Article 8 - South Carolina Uniform Power Of Attorney Act|Section 62-8-401. Jurisdiction.

 The probate court has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts of this State over all subject matter related to the creation, exercise, construction, and termination of powers of attorney governed by the provisions of this article.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 279 (S.778), Section 1, eff January 1, 2017.
SC Code § 62-8-402 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 62 - South Carolina Probate Code|Article 8 - South Carolina Uniform Power Of Attorney Act|Section 62-8-402. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

 This article modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001, et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b).  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 279 (S.778), Section 1, eff January 1, 2017.
SC Code § 62-8-403 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 62 - South Carolina Probate Code|Article 8 - South Carolina Uniform Power Of Attorney Act|Section 62-8-403. Effect on existing powers of attorney.

 Except as otherwise provided in this article on the effective date of this act:  (a) this article applies to a power of attorney created on or after the effective date of this act;  (b) the procedural provisions of this article apply to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced on or after the effective date of this act;  (c) the applicable law in effect before the effective date of this act applies to a power of attorney created or restated before the effective date of this act;  (d) the procedural provisions of this article apply to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced before the effective date of this act unless the court finds that application of a procedural provision of this act would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceeding or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case that procedural provision does not apply and the applicable procedural provision in effect at the commencement of the judicial proceeding applies; and  (e) an act done before the effective date of this act is not affected by this act.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 279 (S.778), Section 1, eff January 1, 2017.
SC Code § 63-1-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 1 - State Policy And General Provisions|Section 63-1-10. Short title.

 This title may be cited as the "South Carolina Children's Code".  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-1-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 1 - State Policy And General Provisions|Section 63-1-30. Construction of title.

 This title shall be liberally construed to the end that families whose unity or well-being is threatened shall be assisted and protected, and restored if possible as secure units of law-abiding members; and that each child coming within the jurisdiction of the court shall receive, preferably in his own home, the care, guidance and control that will conduce to his welfare and the best interests of the State, and that when he is removed from the control of his parents the court shall secure for him care as nearly as possible equivalent to that which they should have given him.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-1-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 1 - State Policy And General Provisions|Section 63-1-40. Definitions.

 When used in this title and unless otherwise defined or the specific context indicates otherwise:  (1) "Child" means a person under the age of eighteen.  (2) "Court" means the family court.  (3) "Guardian" means a person who legally has the care and management of a child.  (4) "Judge" means the judge of the family court.  (5) "Parent" means biological parent, adoptive parents, step-parent, or person with legal custody.  (6) "Status offense" means any offense which would not be a misdemeanor or felony if committed by an adult, such as, but not limited to, incorrigibility (beyond the control of parents), truancy, running away, playing or loitering in a billiard room, playing a pinball machine or gaining admission to a theater by false identification.  (7) "Child caring facility" means a campus with one or more staffed residences and with a total population of twenty or more children who are in care apart from their parents, relatives, or guardians on a continuing full-time basis for protection and guidance.  (8) "Foster home" means a household of one or more persons who are licensed or approved to provide full-time care for one to five children living apart from their parents or guardians.  (9) "Residential group care home" means a staffed residence with a population fewer than twenty children who are in care apart from their parents, relatives, or guardians on a full-time basis.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-3-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 3 - Family Court|Section 63-3-10. Family courts created.

 There hereby are created courts of limited jurisdiction to be known and designated in this title as "family courts." The number and boundaries of such family courts shall be the same as the judicial circuits. Each court shall bear the name of "The Family Court of __________ Judicial Circuit."  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-3-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 3 - Family Court|Section 63-3-20. Family court judges.

 (A) Each family court shall have one or more family court judges who shall devote full time to their duties as judges, shall be prohibited from engaging directly or indirectly in the practice of law except in the performance of their judicial duties and shall be bound by the Code of Judicial Conduct.  (B) One family court judge in each circuit shall be designated chief family court judge which designation shall be made by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Such chief family court judge, in addition to his other judicial duties, shall perform such administrative duties as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice.  (C) The family courts shall be courts of record, and each family court judge shall appoint a court reporter and a secretary who shall hold office at the pleasure of the judge. The court reporter shall take down and record the testimony and judge's rulings and charges, and transcribe such portion of the proceedings as may be required. The court reporter and the secretary shall perform such other duties as the judge may prescribe.  (D) Records in the family court concerning juveniles shall be kept confidential as prescribed in Sections 63-7-1990 and 63-19-2020.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.