South Carolina § 20-3-10 Grounds for divorce.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 20-3-10 — Grounds for divorce.

South Carolina § 20-3-10

Title 20DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 3DIVORCE

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S.C. Code Ann. § 20-3-10 (2026).

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No divorce from the bonds of matrimony shall be granted except upon one or more of the following grounds, to wit:

(1)adultery;

(2)desertion for a period of one year;

(3)physical cruelty;

(4)habitual drunkenness; provided, that this ground shall be construed to include habitual drunkenness caused by the use of any narcotic drug; or (5) on the application of either party if and when the husband and wife have lived separate and apart without cohabitation for a period of one year. A plea of res judicata or of recrimination with respect to any other provision of this section shall not be a bar to either party obtaining a divorce on this ground.

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No divorce from the bonds of matrimony shall be granted except upon one or more of the following grounds, to wit: (1) adultery; (2) desertion for a period of one year; (3) physical cruelty; (4) habitual drunkenness; provided, that this ground shall be construed to include habitual drunkenness caused by the use of any narcotic drug; or (5) on the application of either party if and when the husband and wife have lived separate and apart without cohabitation for a period of one year. A plea of res judicata or of recrimination with respect to any other provision of this section shall not be a bar to either party obtaining a divorce on this ground.