Current Status Bill Number:3714 Ratification Number:534 Act Number:431 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970325 Primary Sponsor:Wilkins All Sponsors:Wilkins, Knotts Drafted Document Number:gjk\23033ac.97 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19980616 Date of Last Amendment:19980616 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19980623 Subject:Divorce, name change; family court may grant upon order of separate maintenance; Domestic Relations
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19980707 Act No. A431 ------ 19980623 Signed by Governor ------ 19980617 Ratified R534 Senate 19980616 Ordered enrolled for ratification Senate 19980616 Conference Committee Report adopted 88 SCC House 19980616 Conference Committee Report adopted 98 HCC Senate 19980616 Conference powers granted, 88 SCC Courtney appointed Senators to Committee Gregory of Conference Jackson House 19980604 Conference powers granted, 98 HCC Harrison appointed Reps. to Committee of Cotty Conference Clyburn House 19980604 Insists upon amendment Senate 19980604 Non-concurrence in House amendment House 19980604 Senate amendments amended, returned to Senate with amendment Senate 19980604 Read third time, returned to House with amendment Senate 19980603 Read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on Thursday, 19980604 Senate 19980603 Amended Senate 19980603 Recalled from Committee 11 SJ Senate 19980428 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee House 19980424 Read third time, sent to Senate House 19980423 Read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on Friday, 19980424 House 19980423 Amended House 19980423 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Knotts House 19980422 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ amendment House 19970325 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A431, R534, H3714)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 20-3-180, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE NAME CHANGE OF A WOMAN UPON DIVORCE, AND SECTION 20-7-420, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE JURISDICTION OF FAMILY COURT, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE FAMILY COURT TO GRANT ANY PARTY A NAME CHANGE AND TO ALSO GRANT SUCH A NAME CHANGE IN AN ACTION FOR SEPARATE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Name change
SECTION 1. Section 20-3-180 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
Section 20-3-180. 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.
Jurisdiction
SECTION 2. Section 20-7-420(8) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(8) To hear and determine actions for changing names, whether in connection with a divorce or a separate support and maintenance action or apart therefrom."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 23rd day of June, 1998.