South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A291, R372, H3359

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Gullick, Mulvaney, Simrill, Kirsh, Delleney and Shoopman
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11193ac07.doc

Introduced in the House on January 25, 2007
Introduced in the Senate on April 17, 2008
Last Amended on April 15, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on June 5, 2008
Governor's Action: June 11, 2008, Signed

Summary: Marriage

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/25/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-22
   1/25/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-22
    4/9/2008  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        HJ-52
   4/15/2008  House   Amended HJ-37
   4/15/2008  House   Read second time HJ-38
   4/16/2008  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-18
   4/17/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   4/17/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
   4/21/2008  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Ritchie (ch), Rankin, Lourie, 
                        Scott, Ceips
    6/3/2008  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ-7
    6/4/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-166
    6/5/2008  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-51
    6/5/2008          Ratified R 372
   6/11/2008          Signed By Governor
   6/18/2008          Copies available
   6/18/2008          Effective date 06/11/08
   6/19/2008          Act No. 291

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/25/2007
4/9/2008
4/15/2008
6/3/2008

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A291, R372, H3359)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-3-135 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MARRIAGE, OTHERWISE LAWFUL, THAT IS DECLARED VOID AB INITIO BY REASON OF FRAUD DOES NOT RELIEVE THE PARTY COMMITTING THE FRAUD OF THE DUTY TO PROVIDE SPOUSAL SUPPORT THAT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE EXISTED.

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

Obligation to pay spousal support not eliminated when marriage voided due to fraud

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 20 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 20-3-135.    A marriage that would otherwise be lawful that is declared void ab initio by reason of fraud, does not relieve the party committing the fraud of the duty to provide spousal support that would have otherwise existed pursuant to Section 20-3-130."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 5th day of June, 2008.

Approved the 11th day of June, 2008.

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