Constitution · South Carolina

S.C. Const. art. XVII, § 3

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Constitution of South Carolina
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October 2026

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Divorces. 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. (1947 (45) 725; 1949 (46) 137; 1968 (55) 3189; 1969 (56) 74; 1979 Act No. 2.)

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