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Smith v. Smith

Citations

  • 486 S.E.2d 516
  • 327 S.C. 448
  • 1997 S.C. App. LEXIS 86

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  • holding section 20-7-472 implicitly requires that marital debt, like marital property, be specifically identified and apportioned in the equitable distribution
  • holding the family court, in dividing the marital property, properly considered actions taken by the husband before the parties' actual separation, including opening and closing accounts and transferring money
  • noting fault is an appropriate factor for consideration in determining alimony in cases in which the misconduct affected the economic circumstances of the parties or contributed to the breakup of the marriage
  • section 20-7-472 implicitly requires that marital debt, like marital property, be specifically identified and apportioned in the equitable distribution
  • section 20-7-472 implicitly requires that marital debt, like marital property, be specifically identified and apportioned in the equitable distribution
  • “South Carolina law provides that the family court judge may grant alimony in such amounts and for such term as the judge considers appropriate under the circumstances.”

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Judges: Anderson, Howell, Goolsby

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