Geddings v. Geddings

Finney, Chief Justice:

Respondent (Pinkie Geddings) initiated this action seeking to invoke her right to an elective share of the decedent’s probate estate pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 62-2-201 (Supp. 1994). Appellants answered alleging Mrs. Geddings had waived her right to an elective share by signing a waiver agreement. After a hearing, the probate judge granted Mrs. Geddings an elective share finding that the purported waiver was void because she did not receive the required statutory fair disclosure. S.C. Code Ann. § 62-2-204 (1987). Appellants appealed the matter to the circuit court…