South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 1288


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                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    1288
Primary Sponsor:                McConnell
Committee Number:               25
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Divorce on one-year
                                separation, voluntary or
                                involuntary
Residing Body:                  House
Computer Document Number:       1288
Introduced Date:                19940322    
Date of Last Amendment:         19940503    
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940510    
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   McConnell
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

1288  House   19940510      Introduced, read first time,    25
                            referred to Committee
1288  Senate  19940504      Read third time, sent to House
1288  Senate  19940503      Amended, read second time
1288  Senate  19940414      Amended
1288  Senate  19940413      Committee Report: Favorable     11
                            with amendment
1288  Senate  19940322      Introduced, read first time,    11
                            referred to Committee

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Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

May 3, 1994

S. 1288

Introduced by SENATOR McConnell

S. Printed 5/3/94--S.

Read the first time March 22, 1994.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 20-3-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SEPARATION FOR PURPOSES OF WHEN A HUSBAND AND WIFE HAVE LIVED SEPARATE AND APART WITHOUT COHABITATION FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR MAY MEAN VOLUNTARY OR INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 20-3-10(5) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(5) On the application of either party if and when the husband and wife have lived separate and apart without cohabitation for a period of one year voluntarily or involuntarily. A plea of res judicata or of recrimination with respect to any other provision of this section shall not be a bar to either party obtaining a divorce on this ground."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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