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Sep 15

Admissible

Refers to whether a piece of evidence can be considered by a...

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Sep 02

Adoption

The process of becoming a legal parent to the biological child of someone...

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Oct 13

Adultery

When a person engages in sexual acts with someone other than his or her spouse; this is a fault ground for divorce in South...

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Oct 13

Affidavit

A sworn statement signed by the person making it and notarized; such statements can be submitted at temporary hearings in South...

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Sep 02

Alienation of affection

A tort action brought by one spouse against the other spouse’s paramour in some states; this is not a valid claim in South Carolina...

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