Williamsburg County Clerk of Court

Each County of South Carolina has an elected Clerk of Court who serves a four-year term. The Clerk of Court serves the Circuit, Juvenile, and Family courts, and also as Register of Deed. It is the duty of the Clerk of Court to provide administrative support, maintain court records and information of the judicial system for Common Pleas, Family Court, and General Sessions including criminal felony and misdemeanor cases, civil, family, and juvenile cases. Records include the filing of new civil cases, judgments, Lis Pendens, arbitration actions and attachments, coordinating motion hearings, jury and non-jury court proceedings, and court rosters for attorneys. The Clerk of Court has jurisdiction in matters such as child support, alimony, domestic abuse, divorces, interstate custody case, URESA (Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act), visitation, separate maintenance, custody, name change, annulment, paternity, equitable distribution, legal guardianship, support modification and termination of support, Family Court maintains case records and records associated with court actions.

Register of Deeds Contracts Deeds Financial Statements Judgements Liens (South Carolina & Federal) Mortgages (Real & Personal) Plats/Maps

Family Court Adoption Divorces Custody Hearings Emergency Domestic Protective Hearings Receiving and Disbursing Child Support Rule to Show Cause

Civil Court Rosters for Jury & Non-Jury Cases Car Accident Cases Claim and Delivery (Repossession) Foreclosures Condemnations Post Conviction Relief Hearings (PCR)

Criminal/General Sessions Court

Appointment of Public Defender Approval of Bonds Dispositions of all General Sessions Cases Receiving Fines, Fees, and Disbursing Restitution Payments Receiving Warrants and Bonds Circuit Court Division & Register of Deeds Staff Laura Brown Rhonda July Maurice Morris Tammy Jones Family Court Division Staff Lucinda Green Ethel Holmes Karla Joe Leslie Nesmith                                  Sharon Staggers