South Carolina Divorce Law: Grounds for Divorce

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South Carolina Divorce Law: Grounds for Divorce

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South Carolina Divorce Law
What are the grounds for divorce in South Carolina?

A divorce may be granted in South Carolina for any of the following grounds:

Adultery;

Desertion for a period of one year;

Physical cruelty;

Habitual drunkenness; provided, that this ground shall be construed to include habitual drunkenness caused by the use of any narcotic drug;

On the application of either party if and when the husband and wife have lived separate and apart without cohabitation for a period of one year. A plea of res judicata or of recrimination with respect to any other provision of this section shall not be a bar to either party obtaining a divorce on this ground.