South Carolina H 3078: Assault and battery

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2025-2026 Bill 3078 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3078

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 20-3-130, RELATING TO ALIMONY, SO AS TO ALLOW THE AWARD OF ALIMONY IN 
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN A PARTY COMMITS ADULTERY.

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

SECTION 1. Section 20-3-130(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (A) In proceedings for divorce from the 
bonds of matrimony, and in actions for separate maintenance and support, the 
court may grant alimony or separate maintenance and support in such amounts and 
for such term as the court considers appropriate as from the circumstances of 
the parties and the nature of case may be just, pendente lite, and permanently. 
No alimony may be awarded a spouse who commits adultery before the earliest earlier of these 
two events: (1) the formal signing of a written property or marital settlement 
agreement or (2) entry of a permanent order of separate maintenance and support 
or of a permanent order approving a property or marital settlement agreement 
between the parties. However, in such proceedings and 
actions based on the ground of adultery, there is no bar to the award of 
alimony if the spouse filing for divorce or seeking separate maintenance and 
support subsequently commits adultery before the earlier of those two events.

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

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