South Carolina Statutes

§ 20-5-40 — Earnings and income of married women.

South Carolina § 20-5-40
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 20DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Ch. 5PROPERTY RIGHTS OF MARRIED WOMEN

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S.C. Code Ann. § 20-5-40 (2026).

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All the earnings and income of a married woman shall be her own separate estate and shall be governed by the same provisions of law as apply to her other separate estate.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 20-204; 1952 Code SECTION 20-204; 1942 Code SECTION 8573; 1932 Code SECTION 8573; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 5538; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3759; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2666; R. S. 2165; 1887 (19) 819.

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