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Berkeley County Probate Court Case Search & Records 2026
Use official Berkeley County, South Carolina Probate Court resources to search probate cases, request estate records, find guardianship and conservatorship information, apply for marriage license services, confirm the court location, and avoid wrong county or wrong-state record portals.
Choose what you need below. Berkeley County Probate Court users usually need estate records, case search help, copies, marriage license information, guardianship or conservatorship guidance, mental health commitment information, or court contact details.
📂 Search probate case records
Use this for: estate files, will filings, fiduciary information, guardianship or conservatorship case questions, marriage records, and probate record status.
Best official path: start with Berkeley County Probate Court directly, then use South Carolina Probate Search only when the case/county data is available there.
Important: South Carolina probate records are often not fully searchable online. Certified copies, older files, sealed records, and full case files may require direct court contact.
Berkeley County Probate Court Quick Facts
Berkeley County Probate Court is the local South Carolina probate office for estate administration, marriage licenses, guardianships, conservatorships, therapeutic or mental health-related probate matters, trusts, and related probate proceedings. The official county Probate Court page lists the court at 300-B California Avenue, Moncks Corner, SC 29461.
What This Berkeley County Probate Court Case Search Guide Covers
Official Berkeley County SC Probate Court Path
For Berkeley County, South Carolina probate search intent, start with the official Berkeley County Probate Court page. South Carolina Probate Courts generally handle marriage licenses, estates of deceased persons, guardianships, conservatorships, minor settlements, involuntary commitments, trusts, and certain powers of attorney matters.
This page is for Berkeley County, South Carolina. Do not confuse it with Berkeley County, West Virginia, Berkeley municipal records, Charleston County, Dorchester County, or unrelated circuit court case searches.
Use Berkeley County Probate Court for estate administration, will filings, fiduciary records, and probate document requests.
Use Probate Court for guardianship or conservatorship matters involving incapacitated adults, minors, or protected persons.
Use Berkeley County Probate Court for marriage license applications and certified copies of marriage records issued by that court.
Use Berkeley County Probate Court instructions and South Carolina Judicial Branch Probate Court forms before filing.
How to Search Berkeley County Probate Court Records
Berkeley County probate case search works best when you start with the correct county, court type, and strong identifiers. Use the decedent’s full legal name, estate name, case number, filing year, personal representative name, guardian or conservator name, marriage license parties, or attorney name when available.
Confirm Berkeley County, South Carolina
Make sure the record belongs to Berkeley County, SC. North Charleston addresses can create confusion because parts of North Charleston are in different counties.
Start with Berkeley County Probate Court
Use the official county Probate Court page for contact details, division pages, local procedures, and direct record-request guidance.
Try South Carolina Probate Search if available
The South Carolina Probate Search tool allows searches by case number or name combinations, but not every county, case type, or document may be fully available online.
Contact the court for copies or missing results
If online search does not show the case, call Berkeley County Probate Court with the case name, filing year, document type, and your copy request.
Certified Copies, Probate Documents and Record Requests
An online record result may help identify a Berkeley County probate case, but it may not replace official court-issued documents. Certified copies, letters, orders, sealed records, older estate files, and protected-person records may require direct help from the Probate Court office.
Use certified copies when a bank, title company, insurance company, agency, attorney, or court requires official proof.
Ask whether you need letters testamentary, letters of administration, letters of guardianship, or letters of conservatorship.
Older estate and marriage records may require manual lookup, archived-file handling, or direct Probate Court assistance.
Adoption, mental health, sealed, minor-related, and protected-person records may have restricted access.
Opening an Estate or Probating a Will in Berkeley County SC
Berkeley County Probate Court’s Estates Division handles estate administration and will-related probate matters. Estate filings may involve opening an estate, submitting a will, appointing a personal representative, notices to heirs, creditor claims, inventories, accountings, court orders, and closing documents.
Use this path when a will must be filed with the Probate Court and a personal representative may need legal authority.
Use this path when an estate must be opened for assets, debts, transfers, claims, or court-supervised settlement.
Berkeley County’s Estates Division notes that if the decedent had no assets and no will, you may not need to file anything; call the court if unsure.
Use official South Carolina Probate Court forms and Berkeley County instructions, not outdated private templates.
Berkeley County Guardianship and Conservatorship Information
Berkeley County Probate Court handles guardianship and conservatorship matters through its Guardianship/Conservatorship Division. These matters may involve incapacitated adults, minors, financial management, personal-care decisions, court supervision, reports, accountings, and restricted access to sensitive records.
A guardian may be appointed to make personal or care-related decisions for an incapacitated person or minor.
A conservator may be appointed to manage finances, property, funds, or assets for a protected person.
Protective proceedings can require medical information, notices, reports, accountings, and hearings.
Some documents may be confidential or restricted because they involve minors, incapacity, medical facts, or protected-person information.
Berkeley County Marriage Licenses and Marriage Record Copies
Berkeley County Probate Court provides a Marriage License Division for marriage license applications and marriage-record questions. For certified copies, request the record from the county where the marriage license was issued.
Use Berkeley County Probate Court’s Marriage License Division for county marriage license services.
Confirm ID, age, prior-marriage, application, payment, waiting-period, and appearance requirements before applying.
For a certified marriage record, request the record from the Probate Court in the county where the license was issued.
Do not confuse marriage license records with divorce records, land records, or birth/death certificates.
Berkeley County Probate Forms and South Carolina Probate Court Forms
South Carolina Judicial Branch provides official Probate Court forms by court type. These include estate, guardianship, conservatorship, fiduciary, marriage-related, and other probate forms. Use the official forms page and confirm with Berkeley County Probate Court before filing.
SC Probate Forms
Use South Carolina Judicial Branch Probate Court forms by court type, title, or form ID.
Open Probate FormsBerkeley Probate Court
Use the county Probate Court page for local contact, division pages, and filing guidance.
Open County PageCommon Probate Terms
Use Berkeley County’s common terms page to understand probate words before filing or requesting records.
Open Common TermsOfficial Berkeley County Probate Court Links
Estates Division
Official estate administration and probate of will guidance.
Open Estates DivisionGuardianship Division
Official guardianship and conservatorship information.
Open Guardianship InfoMarriage License
Official Berkeley County Probate Court marriage license page.
Open Marriage InfoSC Probate Search
South Carolina Probate Search tool. Use only if the needed county/case type is available.
Open Search ToolBerkeley County Probate Court Map and Location
The official Berkeley County Probate Court page lists the court at 300-B California Avenue, Moncks Corner, SC 29461. The official contact details list Moncks Corner phone 843-719-4519, Charleston phone 843-723-3800 ext. 4519, St. Stephen phone 843-567-3136 ext. 4519, fax 843-719-4527, and office hours 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday.
Berkeley County Probate Court FAQs
Where is Berkeley County Probate Court located?
Berkeley County Probate Court is located at 300-B California Avenue, Moncks Corner, SC 29461.
What is the phone number for Berkeley County Probate Court?
The official Berkeley County Probate Court page lists Moncks Corner phone number 843-719-4519. It also lists Charleston 843-723-3800 ext. 4519 and St. Stephen 843-567-3136 ext. 4519.
What are Berkeley County Probate Court hours?
The official Probate Court page lists office hours as 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday.
How do I search Berkeley County probate records?
Start with Berkeley County Probate Court directly. You can also try the South Carolina Probate Search tool by case number or name, but full probate files, older records, certified copies, and restricted matters may require direct court contact.
Does Berkeley County Probate Court handle estates?
Yes. Berkeley County Probate Court handles estate administration, wills, fiduciary matters, creditor claims, estate documents, and related probate filings.
Does Berkeley County Probate Court handle guardianships and conservatorships?
Yes. Berkeley County Probate Court handles guardianship and conservatorship matters through its Guardianship/Conservatorship Division.
Does Berkeley County Probate Court issue marriage licenses?
Yes. Berkeley County Probate Court has a Marriage License Division for marriage license services and related marriage-record questions.
Where do I get South Carolina probate forms?
Use the official South Carolina Judicial Branch Probate Court forms page and confirm local filing requirements with Berkeley County Probate Court before filing.
Is this the same as Berkeley County West Virginia Probate Court?
No. This guide is for Berkeley County, South Carolina Probate Court. Berkeley County, West Virginia is a different jurisdiction with different courts and record systems.