South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 20 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 1 - Marriage

Section 20-1-10. Persons who may contract matrimony. - (A) All persons, except mentally incompetent persons and persons whose...

Section 20-1-15. Prohibition of same sex marriage. - A marriage between persons of the same sex is void...

Section 20-1-20. Persons who may perform marriage ceremony. - Only ministers of the Gospel, Jewish rabbis, officers authorized to...

Section 20-1-30. Cohabitation prior to emancipation as marriage. - All persons in this State who, previous to their actual...

Section 20-1-40. Cohabitation prior to emancipation as marriage; children. - The children of such marriages shall be deemed legitimate and...

Section 20-1-50. Legitimacy of children of marriages contracted after absence of previous spouse. - The issue of all marriages contracted after the absence of...

Section 20-1-60. Marriage of parents legitimates illegitimate children. - If the parents of an illegitimate child subsequently marry, the...

Section 20-1-70. Name of children legitimized after marriage of parents. - Any child legitimized under the provisions of Section 20-1-60 shall...

Section 20-1-80. Bigamous marriage shall be void; exceptions. - All marriages contracted while either of the parties has a...

Section 20-1-90. Legitimacy of children when either party to bigamous marriage marries in good faith. - When either of the contracting parties to a marriage that...

Section 20-1-100. Minimum age for valid marriage. - Any person under the age of sixteen is not capable...

Section 20-1-210. License required for marriage. - It shall be unlawful for any persons to contract matrimony...

Section 20-1-220. Written application required twenty-four hours prior to issuance of license. - No marriage license may be issued unless a written application...

Section 20-1-230. Issuance of license; premarital preparation course. - (A) The judge of probate or clerk of court with...

Section 20-1-240. Information to be provided to applicants for marriage licenses. - All authorized offices, officials, or individuals empowered to issue a...

Section 20-1-250. Applicants under age of consent; consent of relative or guardian. - A marriage license must not be issued when either applicant...

Section 20-1-260. Proof of age required of minor applicant. - The probate judge or any other officer authorized by law...

Section 20-1-270. Proof of age required of applicant over age eighteen and under age twenty-five. - All persons over eighteen years of age and under twenty-five...

Section 20-1-280. Penalty for furnishing false affidavit. - Any person furnishing the probate judge or any other officer...

Section 20-1-290. Wilful failure of license-issuing officer to comply with Sections 20-1-250, 20-1-260 and 20-1-270 as cause for removal. - The wilful failure of any officer responsible for the issuance...

Section 20-1-300. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Issuance of license to unmarried female...

Section 20-1-310. Form of license and certificate. - The form of license and certificate of marriage shall be...

Section 20-1-320. Division of vital statistics shall distribute license forms. - The Division of Vital Statistics of the Department of Health...

Section 20-1-330. Issue of licenses in triplicate; disposition. - The officer issuing marriage license certificates shall issue them in...

Section 20-1-340. Record of license and certificate kept by probate judge or clerk of court. - The probate judge or clerk of court who issued any...

Section 20-1-350. Filing of license and certificate and issuance of certified copies by Department of Health and Environmental Control. - The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall properly file...

Section 20-1-360. Effect of article on marriage without license. - Nothing contained in this article shall render illegal any marriage...

Section 20-1-370. Disposition of license fee. - Of the fee of one dollar required under the provisions...

Section 20-1-375. Marriage license fee. - In addition to the marriage license fee authorized pursuant to...

Section 20-1-380. Disposition of fines. - All fines imposed and recovered for any violation of this...

Section 20-1-510. Jurisdiction to determine validity of marriage. - The court of common pleas shall have authority to hear...

Section 20-1-520. Affirmation of marriage if validity has been denied or doubted. - When the validity of a marriage shall be denied or...

Section 20-1-530. Declaration of invalidity. - If any such contract has not been consummated by the...

Section 20-1-540. Adjudication of presumed death. - When a person has been married in this State or...

Section 20-1-550. Service on defendant in action to annul marriage. - When a marriage has been contracted or solemnized in this...

Section 20-1-560. Service on persons in military or naval services overseas in action to annul marriage. - No action shall be brought under the provisions of Section...

Section 20-1-570. Establishment of official record of marriages. - An official record of any marriage contracted in this State...

Section 20-1-580. Effect of establishment of official record of marriage and record. - The record herein permitted, when so established, shall be accepted...

Section 20-1-700. Short title. - This act may be cited as the "South Carolina Family...

Section 20-1-710. Legislative purpose. - The General Assembly finds that the family is the fundamental...

Section 20-1-720. Publication and distribution of "South Carolina Family Respect" pamphlet. - (A) The office of the Governor shall publish an informational...