The South Carolina Application / Petition for Successor Personal Representative is a legal document that is used when the original personal representative of an estate is no longer able to fulfill the duties of the role. The application / petition is used to request that the court appoint a new personal representative for the estate. This document is filed in the Probate Court of the county where the decedent lived. There are several types of South Carolina Application / Petition for Successor Personal Representative, including: 1. Application and Petition for Appointment of Successor Personal Representative: This document is used when the original personal representative has resigned or died and the court must appoint a new personal representative. 2. Petition for Appointment of Successor Personal Representative Without Notice to Creditors: This document is used when the original personal representative has resigned or died and the court must appoint a new personal representative, but the creditors do not need to be notified. 3. Petition for Appointment of Successor Personal Representative with Notice to Creditors: This document is used when the original personal representative has resigned or died and the court must appoint a new personal representative, and the creditors must be notified. 4. Petition for Appointment of Successor Personal Representative for Unsupervised Estate: This document is used when the original personal representative has resigned or died and the court must appoint a new personal representative for an unsupervised estate. Creditors do not need to be notified.