Alimony and Property Division
Legal Information
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Common Questions about Alimony and Child Support from Military Personnel and Defense Employees
This web page contains answers to common questions about collecting child support and alimony from military personnel and employees of the Department of Defense. Content Detail
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- Defense Finance and Accounting Service
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Custody and Support Issues PDF
All that you need to know abuot Custody Information, but you were afraid to ask. Content Detail
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- South Carolina Legal Services - Columbia
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Divorce
Lawline FAQ: In South Carolina there are 5 grounds of legal reasons for divorce. They are 1) separation of spouses for at least 1 year (the so-called "no fault" divorce); 2) adultery; 3) physical cruelty; 4) habitual drunkenness (including habitual use of narcotic drugs and 5) desertion for a period of one year. Mental cruelty and incompatibility are not grounds for divorce in South Carolina. Content Detail
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- South Carolina Bar Association
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Divorce and the Law
Brochure discussing grounds for divorce, family courts, separation, agreements, equitable division, custody and visitation, support, and more. PDF document (may load slowly). Content Detail
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- South Carolina Bar Association
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Legal Separation
Lawline FAQ: In South Carolina we do not have legal separations. We have orders of separate maintenance and support. This is an order which sets forth a formal arrangement made in a judgment issued by a judge. The judgment rules under which a husband and wife legally live apart and details the responsibilities of each. A husband and wife may choose to live apart without such a formal arrangement, but they are not legally living apart. Content Detail
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- South Carolina Bar Association
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Marriage and Divorce Brochure
PDF document (may load slowly). Content Detail
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- South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center
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Property Rights in Divorce
Lawline FAQ: Usually divorcing or departing spouses agree on how to divide their marital property. Generally, marital property is property acquired by either party during the marriage except that inherited property which has not been transmuted, commingled or used for the benefit of the marriage. Content Detail
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- South Carolina Bar Association
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