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Routh v. Routh

Citations

  • 492 S.E.2d 415
  • 328 S.C. 512
  • 1997 S.C. App. LEXIS 131

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  • stating a parent's immorality is relevant only when it impacts the child's welfare
  • false allegations of sexual abuse constitute a change in circumstance to be considered in making a custody award
  • \There exist no hard and fast rules for determining when to change custody and the totality of the circumstances peculiar to each case constitutes the scale upon which the ultimate decision can be weighed.\

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Judges: Cureton, Goolsby, Connor

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