SOUTHCOAST FINANCIAL CORP - FORM 10-K - EX-23 - March 16, 2010

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EX-13 - SOUTHCOAST FINANCIAL CORPsthcst10k10exhibit13.txt
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                                                                      Exhibit 23




            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM




 Board of Directors
 South coast Financial Corporation



 We consent to the  incorporation by reference into the Registration  Statements
 on Form S-8 filed by Southcoast  Financial  Corporation in connection  with the
 Southcoast   Financial   Corporation   2005   Employee   Stock   Purchase  Plan
 (Registration   Statement  No.   333-128197)   and  the  Southcoast   Financial
 Corporation 1999 Stock Option Plan  (Registration  Statement No. 333-106154) of
 our report,  dated March 11, 2010,  relating to our audits of the  consolidated
 financial  statements of Southcoast  Financial  Corporation  and  subsidiaries,
 which  appear  in this  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K of  Southcoast  Financial
 Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2009.



 /s/ Elliott Davis LLC




Elliott Davis LLC
Charleston, South Carolina
March 16, 2010

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