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S.C. Code Ann. § 20-1-520

Affirmation of marriage if validity has been denied or doubted

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Ex Parte Government Employee's Ins. Co. (2007)

Most recently applied in Ex Parte Government Employee's Ins. Co. (April 2007)

1962 Code SECTION 20-42; 1952 Code SECTION 20-42; 1942 Code SECTION 8566; 1932 Code SECTION 8566; Civ

When the validity of a marriage shall be denied or doubted by either of the parties, the other may institute a suit for affirming the marriage and, upon due proof of the validity thereof, it shall be decreed to be valid and such decree shall be conclusive upon all persons concerned.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.