The children of such marriages shall be deemed legitimate and when the parties shall have ceased to cohabit, in consequence of the death of the woman or from any other cause, all the children of the woman, recognized by the man to be his, shall be deemed legitimate.
S.C. Code Ann. § 20-1-40
Cohabitation prior to emancipation as marriage; children
1962 Code SECTION 20-4; 1952 Code SECTION 20-4; 1942 Code SECTION 8570; 1932 Code SECTION 8570; Civ
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.