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S.C. Code Ann. § 20-5-70

Liability of husband in suit brought against wife

1962 Code SECTION 20-207; 1952 Code SECTION 20-207; 1942 Code SECTION 400; 1932 Code SECTION 400; Civ

Neither a husband nor his property shall be liable for any recovery against his wife in any suit brought against her. Judgment in any such suit may be enforced by execution against her sole and separate estate in the same manner as if she were sole.

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