Effective Monday, March 29, 2021, Bamberg County Courthouse will resume normal operating hours from 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.  Appointments will no longer be necessary.  However, masks must be worn and temperatures will be taken.  The courthouse front door is the only public entrance except for those who require an ADA-compliant entrance.For the Probate Court call (803) 245-3008.

Each county has a Probate Judge who is popularly elected to a four-year term and has jurisdiction over marriage licenses, estates of deceased persons, guardianships of incapacitated adults, conservatorships of estates of minors and incapacitated adults, minor settlements under $25,000 and involuntary commitments of mentally ill and/or chemically dependent persons.

A probate judge also has exclusive jurisdiction over trusts and concurrent jurisdiction with Circuit Courts over powers of attorney.

For more information about Probate Court visit the South Carolina Association of Probate Judges webpage and South Carolina Code 14-23-30.