H 4597 General Bill, By Davenport

Similar(H 3625)
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 20-1-110 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COMMON LAW MARRIAGE IN THIS STATE MUST NOT BE
 RECOGNIZED AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2004, UNLESS IT IS ESTABLISHED BY A COURT OF
 COMPETENT JURISDICTION THAT THE COMMON LAW MARRIAGE EXISTED AS OF DECEMBER 31,
 2004.

   01/22/04  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-15
   01/22/04  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-15

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-1-110 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COMMON LAW MARRIAGE IN THIS STATE MUST NOT BE RECOGNIZED AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2004, UNLESS IT IS ESTABLISHED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION THAT THE COMMON LAW MARRIAGE EXISTED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2004.

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

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

"Section 20-1-110.    A common law marriage in this State must not be recognized after December 31, 2004, unless it is established by sufficient proof in a court of competent jurisdiction that the common law marriage existed as of December 31, 2004."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect January 1, 2005.