In any divorce action any attorney fee awarded by the court shall constitute a lien on any property owned by the person ordered to pay the attorney fee and such attorney fee shall be paid to the estate of the person entitled to receive it under the order if such person dies during the pendency of the divorce action.
S.C. Code Ann. § 20-3-145
Attorney fee to constitute lien; payment to estate
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Reid v. Reid (1984)
Most recently applied in Anderson v. Tolbert (July 1996)
1979 Act No. 71 SECTION 7.
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