COLUMBIA, S.C. — In South Carolina there is a rich history of land being passed down from generation to generation. Grandparents or great-grandparents divided their acreage and handed down portions to their descendants in what is termed “heirs property.”
Legally, the descendants have the right to use the property given to them, but sometimes, unfortunately, the estate of the person who originally owned the land did not clear probate, meaning the descendants do not have a clear or marketable title to the property — and will not — until the estate issues are resolved.
South Carolina State University Public Service & Agriculture is partnering with Bayou Bounty Farms, of Wisner, Louisiana, to host a Heirs’ Property Conference to educate families and community members on how to protect their property rights when it comes to heirs property. Expert-led sessions will cover legal and financial strategies, pathways to obtain clear land titles, and how to connect with attorneys, mediators and community resources in order to protect and preserve family-owned land…