Goose Creek is fifteen minutes from our office by Highway 17-A or Highway 176, and a large share of our probate and estate-planning clients live in Crowfield, Brickhope and the neighborhoods around the Naval Weapons Station. Military and civilian families at Joint Base Charleston have planning needs—deployments, survivor benefits, out-of-state property—that we handle every week.
Where a Goose Creek case is heard
Berkeley County's courthouse, probate court and detention center are all in Moncks Corner. Estates, guardianships and felony cases from Goose Creek, Hanahan, Nexton, Cane Bay and the rest of the county are heard there; misdemeanors and tickets go to the county magistrates or, inside city limits, the municipal courts.
Goose Creek Police tickets and ordinance cases are heard in Goose Creek Municipal Court; sheriff and Highway Patrol cases go to the Berkeley County magistrate.
Berkeley County Probate Court
300-B California Avenue, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 · (843) 719-4519 · Website
Estates, guardianships and conservatorships for Berkeley County residents, including Goose Creek, Hanahan, Nexton, Cane Bay and Daniel Island.
Hill-Finklea Detention Center (Berkeley County)
300 California Avenue, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 · (843) 719-4546 · Website
Bond hearings for Berkeley County arrests.
Berkeley County Courthouse (Clerk of Court; General Sessions and Common Pleas)
300-B California Avenue, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 · (843) 719-4400 · Website
Goose Creek Municipal Court (Marguerite H. Brown Municipal Center)
519 N. Goose Creek Blvd., Goose Creek, SC 29445 · (843) 569-4230 · Website
Planning for military families
Service members and their spouses need powers of attorney that work during a deployment, wills that account for SGLI and survivor benefit designations, and guardianship nominations that name someone actually available. We coordinate with the base legal office's documents rather than duplicating them.
How we help Goose Creek families
- Estate planning — wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney and living wills drafted for South Carolina law and recorded in Berkeley County where required.
- Probate and estate administration — opening, administering and closing estates in the Berkeley County Probate Court, small-estate affidavits, and disputes when they arise.
- Guardianship and conservatorship — for an aging parent or a minor, contested or not.
- Criminal defense — bond hearings at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center in Moncks Corner, misdemeanors in magistrate and municipal court, and felonies in Berkeley County General Sessions, defended by a former officer.
- Personal injury — car, truck and motorcycle crashes and dog bites, through our dedicated injury site.
Getting to our office from Goose Creek
Follow North Goose Creek Boulevard (US-52) to Old Mount Holly Road, then Saint James Avenue (US-176), Myers Road, North Main Street (US-17A), West 2nd South Street, Central Avenue, South Laurel Street, West Carolina Avenue, and turn onto Linwood Lane. The drive is about 11 miles and 22 minutes in normal traffic.
Directions from Goose Creek in Google Maps
About Goose Creek
| County | Berkeley County |
|---|---|
| Status | Incorporated city |
| ZIP codes | 29445 |
| Population (2020 census) | 45,946 |
| Landmarks | Joint Base Charleston - Naval Weapons Station / Naval Support Activity Charleston (most of it is in Goose Creek); Otranto Plantation Indigo Vats & St. James Church (NRHP); Marguerite H. Brown Municipal Center (City Hall, police, court) at 519 N Goose Creek Blvd |
Live in Goose Creek? Call Frost first.
Consultations at our Summerville office, or by phone and video when the drive is not worth it.
Questions people ask
Which probate court handles an estate for a Goose Creek address?
The Berkeley County Probate Court in Moncks Corner. Estates are opened in the county where the person lived at death.
Where is the bond hearing after an arrest in Goose Creek?
County arrests are heard at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center in Moncks Corner, usually within 24 hours. Municipal charges are heard by the municipal judge for that town.
Do you meet clients in Goose Creek?
Consultations are at our Summerville office or by phone and video. For estate-plan signings we can sometimes arrange a meeting closer to you; ask when you call.
Related pages
Estate planning
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney and living wills for South Carolina families.
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Estate administration, executor guidance, small estates, disputes and guardianship.
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Drug charges, domestic violence, bond, warrants, traffic and expungements.
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