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Domestic Relations – Alimony – ‘Supported Spouse’ – Undefined – Descriptive Term  (access required)

Our alimony statute, S.C. Code Ann. § 20-3-130(C), repeatedly uses but does not define the term “supported spouse.” We agree with the defendant-Husband that this is merely a descriptive term delineating the person actually receiving alimony. We decline the plaintiff-Wife’s invitation to augment the language of the statute by requiring an alimony recipient to establish ...

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