South Carolina Statutes
§ 20-3-120 — Alimony and suit money.
South Carolina § 20-3-120
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 20-3-120 (2026).
Text
In every divorce action from the bonds of matrimony either party may in his or her complaint or answer or by petition pray for the allowance to him or her of alimony and suit money and for the allowance of such alimony and suit money pendente lite. If such claim shall appear well-founded the court shall allow a reasonable sum therefor.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 20-112; 1952 Code SECTION 20-112; 1949 (46) 216; 1979 Act No. 71 SECTION 5.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 20-3-120, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/3/20-3-120.