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How long until a divorce can be finalized/

SC has 5 grounds for divorce, 4 of which are fault grounds, adultery, physical abuse, habitual alcohol/drug abuse and desertion for more than one year. If you have a fault ground for a divorce and you can prove your ground with corroborating (evidence to back up your allegation), you are allowed to have a hearing 60 days after you formally file your case and a judge can sign a Decree of Divorce after 90 days. As simple as this sounds, though, most divorces are fairly complicated, and obtaining...

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Agreement reached separated 1 yr what is process or steps to finalize divorce

If both parties have filed a fully executed Agreement, and both parties have lived in SC for more than three months, one of the parties can file an uncontested action in the county where the other party lives or both parties last lived together. Filing an action means filing a Summons & Complaint. The responding party, Defendant, should respond with an answer. There are a number of important issues to state in your Complaint. I cannot list them here, but essentially you are requesting the...

In court what makes the difference between a friend and a boyfriend

In South Carolina, adultery is proven by showing (1) the inclination to become romantically involved with someone else (same gender or opposite)(meaning kissing; holding hands; touching in a manner more like romantic partners than friends) AND (2) the opportunity for intimacy (time spent alone behind closed doors with no one else present other than the 2 individuals (this means one might be found to have committed adulery even if no adulterous act took place so be careful if you are separated)...