South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 20 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 3 - Divorce

Section 20-3-10. Grounds for divorce. - No divorce from the bonds of matrimony shall be granted...

Section 20-3-20. Effect of collusion. - If it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court...

Section 20-3-30. Residence requirement. - In order to institute an action for divorce from the...

Section 20-3-40. Married person deemed of age. - Any married person shall, for the purpose of maintaining or...

Section 20-3-50. Jurisdiction of actions for divorce. - Actions for divorce from the bonds of matrimony shall, except...

Section 20-3-60. Venue. - Actions for divorce from the bonds of matrimony or for...

Section 20-3-70. Service of summons on nonresident. - When the person on whom the service of the summons...

Section 20-3-80. Required delays before reference and final decree; exceptions. - No reference shall be had before two months after the...

Section 20-3-90. Attempt at reconciliation. - In all cases referred to a master or special referee,...

Section 20-3-100. Attempt at reconciliation when one party is in armed forces overseas. - When either of the parties is a member of the...

Section 20-3-110. Injunctions incident to divorce suits. - The court, pending the termination of the action or by...

Section 20-3-120. Alimony and suit money. - In every divorce action from the bonds of matrimony either...

Section 20-3-125. Petition to enforce award of attorney fee. - Any attorney whose client has been awarded an attorney fee...

Section 20-3-130. Award of alimony and other allowances. - (A) In proceedings for divorce from the bonds of matrimony,...

Section 20-3-135. Spousal support obligation when marriage declared void due to fraud. - A marriage that would otherwise be lawful that is declared...

Section 20-3-140. Allowance of alimony and suit money in suits for separate support and maintenance and similar actions. - In all actions for separate support and maintenance, legal separation,...

Section 20-3-145. Attorney fee to constitute lien; payment to estate. - In any divorce action any attorney fee awarded by the...

Section 20-3-150. Segregation of allowance between spouse and children; effect of remarriage of spouse. - If the court awards the custody of the children to...

Section 20-3-160. Care, custody, and maintenance of children. - In any action for divorce from the bonds of matrimony...

Section 20-3-170. Modification, confirmation, or termination of alimony; retirement by supporting spouse. - (A) Whenever any husband or wife, pursuant to a judgment...

Section 20-3-180. Change of name after divorce or separation. - The court, upon the granting of final judgment of divorce...

Section 20-3-190. Divorced wife barred of dower. - On the granting of any final decree of divorce, the...

Section 20-3-200. Divorce shall not render children illegitimate. - No judgment of divorce from the bonds of matrimony shall...

Section 20-3-210. Unlawful advertising for purpose of procuring divorce. - It shall be unlawful for any person to print, publish,...

Section 20-3-220. Unlawful advertising for purpose of procuring divorce; penalty. - Any person violating any of the provisions of Section 20-3-210...

Section 20-3-230. Clerks of court shall file reports of divorces and annulments with Division of Vital Statistics. - Whenever a divorce or annulment is decreed by a court...

Section 20-3-235. Decree to set forth social security numbers or alien identification numbers of parties in divorce. - A decree of divorce shall set forth the social security...

Section 20-3-410. Short title. - This article may be cited as the "Uniform Divorce Recognition...

Section 20-3-420. Nonresident divorce shall be void if parties were domiciled here. - A divorce from the bonds of matrimony obtained in another...

Section 20-3-430. Prima facie evidence of domicile. - Proof that a person obtaining a divorce from the bonds...

Section 20-3-440. Construction. - This article shall be so interpreted and construed as to...

Section 20-3-610. Spousal equity and ownership rights. - During the marriage a spouse shall acquire, based upon the...

Section 20-3-620. Apportionment factors. - (A) In a proceeding for divorce a vinculo matrimonii or...

Section 20-3-630. Marital property; nonmarital property. - (A) The term "marital property" as used in this article...

Section 20-3-640. Declining values of contributions. - In determining the value of contributions prior to making an...

Section 20-3-650. Sequestration of property. - (A) At any stage of a proceeding under this article...

Section 20-3-660. Court's authority to achieve equitable apportionment. - (A) The court may direct a party to execute and...

Section 20-3-670. Notice of pendency of action. - (A)(1) In a proceeding under this article, either party may...

Section 20-3-680. Form of transcript of judgment. - A transcript of judgment may be substantially in the following...

Section 20-3-690. Subject matter jurisdiction over contracts. - The family courts of this State have subject matter jurisdiction...