Adultery justified unequal division of marital estate
The South Carolina Court of Appeals held that a husband was entitled to a larger share of the marital estate and an award of attorneys’ fees after obtaining a […]
Domestic Relations — Adultery – Condonation – Alimony – Attorney’s Fees – Equitable Distribution
Srivastava v. Srivastava (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-003-15, 15 pp.) (John Geathers, J.) Appealed from Beaufort County Family Court (Peter Fuge, J.) S.C. App. Holding: Since the evidence indicates that the […]
Domestic Relations — Divorce – Alimony – Adultery – Attorney’s Fees
Editor’s Note: The following is a digest of a substituted opinion. Mick-Skaggs v. Skaggs (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-111-14, 10 pp.) (H. Bruce Williams, J.) Appealed from Horry County Family Court […]
Domestic Relations — Divorce – Alimony – Adultery – Attorney’s Fees
Editor’s Note: The following is a digest of a substituted opinion. Mick-Skaggs v. Skaggs (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-111-14, 10 pp.) (H. Bruce Williams, J.) Appealed from Horry County Family Court […]
Domestic Relations – Divorce & Alimony – Adultery – Sufficient Circumstantial Evidence – Attorney’s Fees
Mick-Scaggs v. Scaggs (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-056-14, 10 pp.) (H. Bruce Williams, J.) Appealed from Horry County Family Court (Wylie Caldwell Jr., J.) S.C. App. Holding: Where each spouse proved […]
Army relieves general of Fort Jackson command
The Army has removed from the command of its largest training post the one-star general suspended in May over charges of adultery and involvement in a physical altercation.
Website for casual sex features Sanford on billboard
A website that connects people seeking casual and extramarital affairs started running a billboard this week that features the face of former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford.
Adultery case gets no foothold in North Carolina
A love triangle between South Carolina residents could end up clarifying an apparent gray area regarding jurisdictional rights in North Carolina. The case involves a jilted husband who sued a former friend for sleeping with his wife and ruining his marriage. The husband sought damages under claims for alienation of affection and criminal conversation. North Carolina is just one of seven states [...]
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