Wills and Estates

My husband was divorced from his first wife back on January 7th 1999. According to provision number 14, “The husband does hereby covenant with the wife that he shall at all times maintain her as the executrix on any of his Last Will and Testaments. The husband shall provide the wife with a copy of his Last Will and Testament at all times and should he fail to comply with this provision of the Marital Dissolution Agreement, the wife shall have the right to enforce this provision in the Probate Court or any Court that is in charge of probating the husband's Last Will and Testament and that his estate shall be bound by this agreement to provide that the wife shall be executrix of his estate.” When my husband agreed to this he had no intentions of remarrying nor having any more children aside from the 3 he shared with her. Well, in January of 2004 we were married. In May of 2006, we adopted a daughter. My name is not on the deed to our home. I am listed on some of the vehicles we own, and I am on bank accounts. How does this affect me, and is it possible to get this amended due to a change in circumstances?

If a person has a simple will in the State of South Carolina, when they die, does the will have to be probated in Probate Court - or - does the designated Executor merely execute the will?

On what basis can a spouse contest a will of the deceased spouse when the deceased spouse has signed off his rights to share in the estate?

I want my stepfather and stepbrother to sign a document stating that they do not want any parts of my deceased mother's small business.

Is there a form for representative of an estate to sign releasing all information regarding the deceased (e.g., medical, work history; social security)?