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Lexington County Courthouse

Lexington County

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205 East Main Street, Lexington, SC 29072
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http://www.lex-co.com/departments/clerkofcourt/index.html
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(803) 785-8212
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About visiting the probate court

About visiting the Lexington County Courthouse

The term probate court is a common term loosely referring to the probate division located within a state or county courthouse. In the state of South Carolina, the Probate Court is the level of court responsible for overseeing matters related to probate court.

Lexington County Courthouse is listed as a registered probate court within Lexington County, South Carolina.

In most instances within South Carolina, there is at least one Probate Court courthouse location within each county. Sometimes a county may have multiple courthouses and may also have multiple probate court locations. Such is often the case in larger metropolis counties where population is dense or also in spread-out, rural counties, which may use a courthouse annex or satellite office system to accommodate nearby citizens with easier access in proximity or distance.

About visiting the probate court

Who to speak with when visiting the Lexington County probate court

Upon visiting the Lexington County Courthouse, look for signs or directions to the probate division within the main courthouse. Once you’ve located the probate division, make your way to any reception desks and ask to speak with a probate clerk or probate judge. The probate clerk at Lexington County Courthouse may or may not require appointments based upon the busyness of the probate court, so it’s a great idea to call ahead.

Plan ahead to be early in case available parking is limited and be prepared for formal security measures upon entering the building, as courthouses are official state and federal property. This generally includes passing through metal detectors and allowing search of any belongings.

Many courthouses do not allow cell phones, so keep that in mind as your phone may need to be turned off upon entering the courthouse, or even left outside.
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Helpful Resources for Probate in South Carolina

Probate can be notoriously confusing. Small estate affidavits, formal vs. simple administration, executors & executrixes— there’s more than enough jargon to make your head spin.

We get it, and that’s why we've pulled together a comprehensive probate guide for South Carolina that actually tells you what you need to know without assuming anything. You’ll walk away with a tangible timeline, actionable next steps and real clarity on what probate actually means for you and your family.
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Call ahead before visiting the Lexington County Courthouse

While Atticus works hard to keep this information up to date, certain details change from time-to-time with little or no communication. To help avoid any mishaps, it’s advised to call ahead to confirm the Lexington County Courthouse is the best location to visit for your situation and that a probate clerk or judge will be present at the desired day and time.

When able, it’s always helpful to request an appointment with a probate clerk or probate judge prior to visiting any probate court location.

The phone number for the Lexington County Courthouse is: (803) 785-8212

The hours of operation listed for the Lexington County Courthouse are:

Monday:8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday:8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday:8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday:8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday:8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday:Closed
Sunday:Closed

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4 months ago

Although helpful with providing some information, otherwise was extremely rude and hurried me off the phone.

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5 months ago

Looks like they had my post about them being swindlers and thieves deleted

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a month ago

One star just to comment. Wouldn't give it that. I understand courts have processes but uhm they need to step their processes and paper work up. Their fault dropping the ball, NOT MINE!!!!!!!! Glad some progress was made. Has no choice but to be! The whole set up with the old man handling my paperwork to the obese bailiff men made me feel as though this was another run around, thankfully I will run around for my children any day of the week!!!!! My case will be resolved inevitably and indefinitely!!!!! Richland County gets one star too, as previously stated just for me to comment ✅

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a year ago

Went to file name change paper work. Found out I didnt have everything I needed. Clerk refused to tell me where to go or what I needed to do to get the papers I needed. She said legally I cant say, it's our big neighbor county. She kept saying our big neighbor county to every question. She wouldn't even answer if the current papers I had printed off the internet would be accepted. So i call Richland clerk of court and they answered every question I had no problem with it being Lexington county. So, I go back to Lex clerk of court and the new lady tells me to cross out Richland and write in Lexington on all the forms. Talk about some hood looking papers. She was very nice and helped me complete the process. Why in world do I have to go to Richland clerk of court to get legal papers to use in Lexington?????

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2 years ago

Having served jury duty just 6 months ago with the Town of Lexington, I feel the need to distinguish between the 2 court systems. The Town of Lexington clearly values and respects the time they take away from the general public when they require us to serve jury duty as the process went flawlessly (Lexington County, you may want to send your employees over there to observe their system). The experience with Lexington County has been nothing but disrespectful to its citizens who have been called to serve on jury duty and I can only assume that this trickles down through the rest of Lexington County’s court system. Upon receiving my summons for jury duty I followed all the instructions that accompanied it (see attached summons – public record). I attempted to follow item #3 as it was listed and called the phone number only to be read the previous week’s jury recording, so had literally no useful information. I then attempted to follow the provided website, which was even worse (see attached screen shots) and was provided jury information from way back in June 2018…it is currently 11/5/18. I notified the courts of this upon my arrival this morning to jury duty as I was being checked in and they seemed completely unconcerned for my frustration, again showing complete lack of respect for the jurors. Then, after we have been waiting in the courtroom for 1 hour staring at the wall, an announcement is made to please make sure your cell phones are turned off or on silent/vibrate. I was unaware we could have cell phones, as again, on the jury summons it clearly states that they WILL NOT BE ALLOWED in the courtroom (see attached summons – highlighted area). If this is no longer the case, please update your summons letter. I was bored out of my mind and could have happily been reading the news if I had had my cell phone handy. Lastly, the judge makes a statement as we leave to check the SAME phone number listed on our summons, that is listed on our little blue juror card after 6pm tonight to see if we should be present in court tomorrow. It should not have surprised me at this point when I called the number at 6:30pm and found still the same recording saying today is October 22nd… So yet again, Lexington County literally has left us with no idea if we should be in court tomorrow, they are completely disrespectful that we have jobs that we are supposed to be at and don’t care that many of us support ourselves and are dependent upon whether or not we go to work or court the next day. I’m extremely disappointed that my tax dollars are going to a court system that can’t get something simple addressed. Especially when I told you this morning that it was an issue. You would have thought that you would have made an attempt to troubleshoot it and make sure it was actually working before you left YOUR job tonight.

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