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South Carolina Forms Index: SC Courts


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  • Forms from the South Carolina Judicial Department
    The library organized a list of forms made available on the SC Judicial Department's Court Forms page. This Court Forms page is only somewhat searchable.  However if you have located a form number from this guide, you can find both a PDF and a Word version of the document(s) by searching for the court form by its number.  
Clicking on the linked form name in this Guide will open a PDF of the form.

 

Learn about types of courts: Summary Court Judges Bench Book (See, Part A).


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Alcohol, Drugs

Criminal Court (General Sessions):

Alcohol and Drug Safety Action Program (ADSAP)

Certain first-time drug offenses

Repeated Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or Driving with Unlawful Alcohol Concentration (DUAC)

Magistrates' / Municipal / Summary Court:

Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission

Alcohol and Drug Safety Action Program (ADSAP)

Certain first-time drug offenses

Alcohol device

Alternative Dispute Resolution

ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution)

Family Court:

Circuit Court:

Probate Court:

Estates

Appointing Counsel

Related keywords: attorney, lawyer

Civil Court (Common Pleas)

Criminal Court (General Sessions):

Defense of Indigents Act, SC Code Sec. 17-3-5, et. seq.,

Rule 608

Family Court:

Request for Mediator

Appointment

Rule 608

also see "Requests to Waive Filing Fees"

Arbitration of Claim for Property Damage in Motor Vehicle Collision

Related keywords: car wreck, auto accident, fender bender

Civil Court (Common Pleas):

Attachment

Related keywords: collections, creditor, debt, owe

Magistrates' / Municipal / Summary Court:

Bond

Child Support Enforcement

Family Court: 

Before Enforcement Hearing

Cannot Locate or Incarcerated

Court Orders

Pay Support through Court

Transfer Support Collections to Different County Court

Employer

Child Support Modification

Complete the South Carolina Self-Represented Litigant (SRL) Child Support Modification packet online using a free interactive program. This program allows you to quickly and easily complete the child support modification by answering simple questions online. Visit www.ModifyChildSupportSC.com for more information.

Family Court:

Child Support Decrease - Plaintiff

Child Support Decrease - Defendant

Child Support Increase - Plaintiff

Child Support Increase - Defendant

Child Support Generally

Child Support and Court Costs

Orders and Information Sheet

Child Support Termination or Continuation

Related keywords: end child support, cancel child support, continue paying child support, keep paying child support, stop paying child support

​Family Court:

Terminate Child Support:

​Continue Child Support:

Claim and Delivery

Competency

Related keywords: competent to stand trial, mental health, mental illness, disability, special needs, diagnosis, psychological records, DDSN, DMH

Criminal Court (General Sessions):

Family Court:

Commitment Order / Competency

Blair Order / Competency

Criminal Responsibility / McNaughten

Related keywords: diagnosis, disability, insanity defense, mental health, mental illness, psychological records, special needs, M'Naughten, M'Naghten, McNaughton

Criminal Court (General Sessions):

Criminal Trial - Present or Videoconferenced

Data Entry Errors

Related keywords: misspelled name, wrong information, incorrect court documents

Civil Court (Common Pleas)

Probate Court

Divorce

Family Court:

Plaintiff Forms

Defendant Forms

DNA Testing

Dockets

Magistrates' / Municipal / Summary Court:

Disposed

Pending

Domestic Violence / Protection from Abuse

Family Court:

Order of Protection:

Extend or Dismiss:

Transport or Transmit:

Court Order:

Violating an Order of Protection:

Magistrates' / Municipal / Summary Court:

Protection from Domestic Abuse Act

Firearms

also see "Restraining Orders" 

Expunge Records

Related keywords: clear record

Criminal Court (General Sessions):

Municipal Court / Summary Court:

Family Court:

Expungement (Juvenile Records)

Family Court - Trial Documents

Family Court:

Hearings

Warrants

Change of Venue

For Trial

             - SCRCPForm6Example

For Judges and the Court

Subpoena

Exhibits

Filing an Appeal

Appellate Court:

Notice of Appeal

Filing and Serving a Notice of Appeal

Ordering Transcript

Brief

Record on Appeal

Certificate in Final Brief

Costs

Petition for Certiorari / Post-Conviction Relief (PCR)

Guardian Ad Litem

Interpleader

Related keywords: buyer, earnest money, real estate, seller, stakeholder

Magistrates' / Municipal / Summary Court:

Interpreters

Related keywords: deaf, English, Espanol, Español, language, Spanish, sign language, translate 

Family Court:

Judgments

Related keywords: judgement

Civil Court (Common Pleas)

Family Court:

Juries / Jurors

Civil Court (Common Pleas): 

 Criminal Court (General Sessions):

Juveniles

Family Court:

Charges and Detention for Juvenile Offenses

Expungement (Juvenile Records)

Landlord-Tenant

Magistrates' / Municipal / Summary Court:

Eviction (leave the rental property)

Distraint (seize property to pay back rent owed)

Tenant documents:

On the Other Forms page, there are Landlord-Tenant forms that were not provided by the SC Judicial Department.

Notice

Probate Court:

Estates

PCR

Civil Court (Common Pleas):

Pending Case Restored for Trial

Criminal Court (General Sessions):

Personal Representative or Others (Compensation)

Probate Court:

Estates

Pre-Trial Forms

Family Court:

Procedural Court Forms

Civil Court (Common Pleas):

  • Affidavit of Default - SCCA232
  • Affidavit of Service - SCCA402CP
  • Motion and Order Information Form and Cover Sheet - SCCA233
  • Civil Action Coversheet - SCCA234 Includes these options under Nature of Action:
    • Contracts: Constructions, Debt Collection, General, Breach of Contract, Fraud / Bad Faith, Failure to Deliver / Warranty, Employment Discrim, Employment, Other
    • Torts - Professional Malpractice: Dental Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Notice / File Med Mal, Other
    • Torts - Personal Injury: Conversion, Motor Vehicle Accident, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Assault / Battery, Slander / Libel, Other
    • Real Property: Claim & Delivery, Condemnation, Foreclosure, Mechanic's Lien, Partition, Possession, Building Code Violation, Other
    • Inmate Petitions: PCR, Mandamus, Habeas Corpus, Other
    • Administrative Law / Relief: Reinstate Drv. License, Judicial Review, Relief, Permanent Injunction, Forfeiture - Petition, Forfeiture - Consent Order, Other
    • Judgments / Settlements: Death Settlement, Foreign Judgment, Magistrate's Judgment, Minor Settlement, Transcript Judgment, Lis Pendens, Transfer of Structured Settlement Payment Rights Application, Confession of Judgment, Petition for Workers Compensation Settlement Approval, Other
    • Appeals: Arbitration, Magistrate - Civil, Magistrate - Criminal, Municipal, Probate Court, SCDOT, Worker's Comp, Zoning Board, Public Service Comm., Employment Security Comm., Other
    • Special / Complex / Other: Environmental, Automobile Arb., Medical, Other, Sexual Predator, Permanent Restraining Order, Pharmaceuticals, Unfair Trade Practices, Out-of-State Depositions, Motion to Quash Subpoena in an Out-of-County Action, Pre-Suit Discovery
  • Order/Complex Case - SCCACC101
  • Summons - SCCA401
  • Verification - SCCA403

Magistrates' / Municipal / Summary Court:

 

Protecting Private Information in Court Documents

Related keywords: privacy, confidentiality, name, children, minors 

Civil Court (Common Pleas):

Magistrates' / Municipal / Summary Court:

 

Requests to Waive Filing Fees

Related keywords: legal aid, legal services, nonprofit, do not have the funds available

Civil Court (Common Pleas):

also see "Appointing Counsel" 

Sentencing

Criminal Court (General Sessions):

Service of Process / Delivery

Probate Court:

Estates

Probate Court

Subpoena

Related keywords: witness, testify, testimony, deposition, document, evidence, sapina, sepina, subpeona, suppina

Civil Court (Common Pleas):

Criminal Court (General Sessions):

Traffic Forms

Magistrates' / Municipal / Summary Court:

Transfer of Venue / Removal

Probate Court:

Estates

Truancy

Family Court:

Truancy

Victims Rights

Forms related to Victims Rights in Summary Court:

All these forms (both PDF and Word versions), including a Spanish version of the Victim's Rights Information Sheet can be found here.

Visitation

Family Court

Self-Represented Litigant ("SRL")

Contempt of Court (Visitation)

Worker's Compensation