Probate Court

Beaufort Main Office:

102 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, SC 29902.
Tel: 843-255-5850
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. [Monday through Friday].
Applications for Marriage Licenses accepted from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. by appointment only.  [Monday through Friday].
Meetings and all related court business are by appointment only.

Hilton Head Island Satellite Office:

County Government Center South, 539 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island, SC 29938.
Tel: 843-255-5866.
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. [Monday through Friday].
Closed from 12:00pm until 1:00pm for lunch.
Applications for Marriage Licenses accepted, by appointment only, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Meetings and all related court business are by appointment only.

Bluffton Satellite Office:
Effective January 1, 2024

4819 Bluffton Pkwy, Myrtle Park Bldg., 3rd Floor, Bluffton, SC 29910.
Tel: 843-255-5872
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. [Monday, Wednesday, & Friday]
Closed from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. for lunch.
Applications for Marriage Licenses accepted, by appointment only, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Meetings and all court related business are by appointment only.

Heather R. Galvin

Probate Judge
PO Box 1083
Beaufort, S.C. 29901-1083
Tel: (843) 255-5850

Associate Judge
Lindsay A. Sutcliffe
P. O. Box 1083
Beaufort, S.C. 29901
Telephone: 843-255-5850  
Email: lindsay.sutcliffe@bcgov.net

Administration/Court Administrator 
Kimberly Rumsey
P. O. Box 1083 
Beaufort, S.C. 29901 
Telephone: 843-255-5851 
Email: kimberlyr@bcgov.net