The court, upon the granting of final judgment of divorce or an order of separate maintenance, may allow a party to resume a former surname or the surname of a former spouse.
S.C. Code Ann. § 20-3-180
Change of name after divorce or separation
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case McElveen v. McElveen (1998)
Most recently applied in McElveen v. McElveen (September 1998)
1962 Code SECTION 20-117; 1952 Code SECTION 20-117; 1949 (46) 216; 1998 Act No. 431, SECTION 1, eff June 23, 1998.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.