Greenwood County, SC : Clerk of Court Financial Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Protection Act Notice. Pursuant to 3. 0- 2- 3. C) of the South Carolina Code of Laws, notice is hereby provided that 3. B) states that a person preparing or filing a document for recordation or filing in the official records may not include a social security, driver's license, state identification, passport, checking account, savings account, credit card, or debit card number, or personal identification (PIN) code, or passwords in the document, unless expressly required by law. An individual has a right to request a register of deeds or clerk of court to remove, from an image or copy of an official record placed on a publicly available Internet web site or on a publicly available Internet web site used by a register of deeds or clerk of court to display public records, any social security, driver's license, state identification, passport, checking account, savings account, credit card, or debit card number, or personal identification (PIN) code, or passwords contained in an official record. The request must be made in writing and delivered by mail, facsimile, or electronic transmission or in person, to the register of deeds or clerk of court. The request must specify the identification page number that contains the social security, driver's license, state identification, passport, checking account, savings account, credit card, debit card number, or personal identification (PIN) code, or passwords to be redacted.
A fee must not be charged for the redaction pursuant to request. If you see a social security or account#, email us to have it removed. Hours The Greenwood County Clerk of Court’s operating hours are from 8: 3.
Monday thru Friday. We are closed on major holidays. For different department contacts see listings below. Our office does not provide legal advice. If such advice is needed, you should contact a private attorney. Greenwood County Courthouse . Responsibilities.
The Clerk of Court Office is responsible for all aspects of General Sessions (Criminal), Common Pleas (Civil), Family and Juvenile Courts. We accept filings and maintain all records pertaining to each of these courts. Our office also handles all ROD recordings. In General Sessions (Criminal) Court, this office is responsible for accepting and maintaining all warrants, bonds, indictments, etc. We also collect fines and restitution payments as well. The 8th Circuit Solicitor’s Office prepares General Sessions’ dockets. In Common Pleas (Civil) Court, our office is responsible for maintaining all documents in civil cases and arbitrations.
The Clerk of Court provides administrative support to the Courts in the following manners. Process legal actions of a civil or criminal nature. Keeps and maintains.
County government site with links to employment, codes, zoning, and county council meeting information. Pursuant to 30-2-330 (C) of the South Carolina Code of Laws, notice is hereby provided that 30-2-330 (B) states that a person preparing or filing a document for. How to obtain copies of vital records such as a birth certificate, birth record, death record, marriage license, marriage record, divorce decree, probate record or.
We prepare, and post online, rosters for the appropriate terms of court, and schedule hearings. Foreclosures are recorded through Common Pleas as well. The Clerks Office also draws juries for General Sessions and Common Pleas terms of court for the county. Our office is responsible for maintaining all records regarding Family Court. This includes all divorce and adoption papers, child support and custody papers, and juvenile records.
We are responsible for collecting and disbursing child support payments, as well as scheduling hearings for past due child support payments. Our ROD Department records, documents, and keeps updated indexes of deeds, mortgages, plats, power of attorney, contracts, satisfactions, etc. Our office cannot provide legal advice or give information out over the telephone. You must come in person to request specific information about Child Support, General Session charges, or a Common Pleas case. You must come into the office to research any recordings from the ROD department.
This office cannot research records of any kind, but we do have terminals available for use by the public and can assist in using them and/or the index books. Office hours are from 8: 3. We are closed on major holidays.
Register of Deeds. On January 1, 1. 99. Register of Mesne Conveyances (RMC) to Register of Deeds (ROD). Current office holders, whether appointed or elected, were authorized to keep the name of ROD during their tenure in office, however, after their term, the name is to change to ROD. The Code of Laws of South Carolina sets out the duties of the Register of Deeds. The proper recording of documents provides notice to subsequent purchasers or creditors of the interests of others in the property and establishes priority of claims against that property.
Generally, all instruments conveying an interest in real property must be recorded in that county's Register of Deeds in order to be valid. Other documents of public interest may also be recorded by the Register of Deeds. The Register of Deeds exists as a separate governmental office in 1.
South Carolina. In Anderson, Beaufort, Chesterfield, Georgetown, Horry, Kershaw, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, and Sumter, the position is appointed by the governing body. In the counties of Aiken, Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Greenville, and Lexington, the holder of the office is elected. In the remaining 2. Clerk of Court. Our RMC department has both terminals and index books for the research of records. All documents are recorded in the same day they are brought into the office.
Originals will be mailed out in one (1) to two (2) weeks from the recorded date. Recording fee are as follows: A) Deeds, Leases, Contracts of Sale, Trust Indentures, Agreements, Right of Ways, Restrictions, Amendments, Bond for Title, Mortgages, Surety Bonds, Easements - - $1.
B) Power of Attorneys, Revocation of Power of Attorneys, Bankruptcy - - $1. C) Plats – Small $5.
Large $1. 0. 0. 0; D) Releases, Assignments, Subordinations, Modifications - - $6. E) Satisfactions, Notary Registrations - - $5. F) Separate Affidavits, Probates or Certificates (not attached to a document), State & Federal Tax Liens - - $1.
G) Notice of Project Commencements - - $1. Any ROD documents or Common Pleas cases brought in for recording after 4 pm will not be clocked or recorded until the following work day. These documents may not be available on this website for up to one work week. Financing Statements or UCC Fees - - $8. Additional pages (more than 3 pages) are $1.
Additional debtors (more than 2) are $2. Any ROD documents or Common Pleas cases brought in for recording after 4 pm will not be clocked or recorded until the following work day.
These documents may not be available on this website for up to one work week. Family Court. The uniform statewide Family Court system was established by statute in 1. The Family Court has exclusive jurisdiction over all matters involving domestic or family relationships. Pursuant to this provision, the Family Court is the sole forum for the hearing of all cases concerning marriage, divorce, legal separation, custody, visitation rights, termination of parental rights, adoption, support, alimony, division of marital property, and change of name.
The court also generally has exclusive jurisdiction over minors under the age of seventeen alleged to have violated any state law or municipal ordinance. However, most traffic, fish, and game law violations are still triable in the magistrate or municipal courts. Serious criminal charges may be transferred to the Circuit Court.
At least two family court judges are elected for staggered six- year terms to each of the sixteen judicial circuits, and rotate primarily from county to county within their resident circuits. Occasionally they are assigned to other circuits based upon caseload requirements as directed by the Chief Justice. The Family Court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear cases concerning domestic disputes.
Among the many types of matters that the Family Court presides over are the granting of divorces, property disputes between husband and wife, and the granting of alimony. The Family Court is also charged with child custody matters, including child support orders, visitation schedules, the termination of parental rights, the finalization of adoptions, and legal name changes. Additionally, the Family Court hears paternity disputes and domestic violence incidents.
The Court also hears most juvenile criminal cases where the juvenile is under the age of seventeen. Unlike the Circuit Court, the Family Court does not employ the use of juries. Appeals from Family Court cases are heard by the South Carolina Court of Appeals.
The Family Court is a formal court of record, and operates under the South Carolina Constitution, the code of Laws of South Carolina, and the Rules of Family Court. A majority people having cases in Family Court are represented by attorneys. These attorneys have spent at least three years in law school studying the various laws and procedures. Laws regarding fairness and impartiality prevent the judges and the Clerk’s staff from giving legal advice to anyone, including those trying to represent themselves.
We recommend that you consult an attorney for all Family Court legal matters. Family Court filing fees: Summons and Complaint $1. Summons, Complaint & Motion $1. Motion $ 2. 5. 0. PLEASE NOTE THAT FAMILY COURT FORMS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW. SCCOURTS. ORGChild Support Office.
The Child Support Office accepts payments in the form of cash, money order, and/or business check (no personal checks accepted). Child Support payments can be mailed to the following address: Child Support Office. Monument Street. Room 1.
Greenwood, South Carolina 2. CIRCUIT COURTSThe Circuit Court is the state's court of general jurisdiction. It has a civil court, the Court of Common Pleas, and a criminal court, the Court of General Sessions. In addition to its general trial jurisdiction, the Circuit Court has limited appellate jurisdiction over appeals from the Probate Court, Magistrate's Court, and Municipal Court, as well as appeals from the Administrative Law Judge Division, which hears matters relating to state administrative and regulatory agencies.