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Bill 138

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      138
Type of Legislation:              Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010111
Primary Sponsor:                  Fair
All Sponsors:                     Fair and Ritchie
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11109ac01.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Divorce, marriages to have continuous 
                                  separation for two years before may be 
                                  granted; Domestic Relations


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20010111  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN A COVENANT MARRIAGE THE GROUND FOR CONTINUOUS SEPARATION MUST BE FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST TWO YEARS.

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

SECTION    1.    It is proposed that Section 3, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:

    "Section 3.    Divorces from the bonds of matrimony shall be allowed on the grounds of adultery, desertion, physical cruelty, continuous separation for a period of at least one year, or habitual drunkenness.; and in a covenant marriage, continuous separation must be for a period of at least two years."

SECTION    2.    The proposed amendment must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballot:

    "Must Section 3, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State, relating to the grounds for divorce, be amended so as to provide that as a ground for divorce in a covenant marriage, continuous separation must be for a period of at least two years?

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'No'."

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