Bill 3714

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    3714
Ratification Number:            534
Act Number:                     431
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19970325
Primary Sponsor:                Wilkins 
All Sponsors:                   Wilkins, Knotts 
Drafted Document Number:        gjk\23033ac.97
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19980616
Date of Last Amendment:         19980616
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19980623
Subject:                        Divorce, name change; family court
                                may grant upon order of separate
                                maintenance; Domestic Relations

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19980707  Act No. A431
------  19980623  Signed by Governor
------  19980617  Ratified R534
Senate  19980616  Ordered enrolled for ratification
Senate  19980616  Conference Committee Report adopted      88 SCC
House   19980616  Conference Committee Report adopted      98 HCC
Senate  19980616  Conference powers granted,               88 SCC  Courtney
                  appointed Senators to Committee                  Gregory
                  of Conference                                    Jackson
House   19980604  Conference powers granted,               98 HCC  Harrison
                  appointed Reps. to Committee of                  Cotty
                  Conference                                       Clyburn
House   19980604  Insists upon amendment
Senate  19980604  Non-concurrence in House amendment
House   19980604  Senate amendments amended,
                  returned to Senate with amendment
Senate  19980604  Read third time, returned to House
                  with amendment
Senate  19980603  Read second time, unanimous
                  consent for third reading on
                  Thursday, 19980604
Senate  19980603  Amended
Senate  19980603  Recalled from Committee                  11 SJ
Senate  19980428  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19980424  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19980423  Read second time, unanimous
                  consent for third reading on
                  Friday, 19980424
House   19980423  Amended
House   19980423  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.              Knotts
House   19980422  Committee report: Favorable with         25 HJ
                  amendment
House   19970325  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee

(A431, R534, H3714)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 20-3-180, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE NAME CHANGE OF A WOMAN UPON DIVORCE, AND SECTION 20-7-420, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE JURISDICTION OF FAMILY COURT, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE FAMILY COURT TO GRANT ANY PARTY A NAME CHANGE AND TO ALSO GRANT SUCH A NAME CHANGE IN AN ACTION FOR SEPARATE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE.

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

Name change

SECTION 1. Section 20-3-180 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

Section 20-3-180. The court, upon the granting of final judgment of divorce or an order of separate maintenance, may allow a party to resume a former surname or the surname of a former spouse.

Jurisdiction

SECTION 2. Section 20-7-420(8) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(8) To hear and determine actions for changing names, whether in connection with a divorce or a separate support and maintenance action or apart therefrom."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 23rd day of June, 1998.