{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-20-1-50","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 20-1-50","heading":"Legitimacy of children of marriages contracted after absence of previous spouse.","body":"The issue of all marriages contracted after the absence of a husband or wife for a period of five years, such husband or wife not being heard from or known to be living during that period of time, are legitimate and declared to be legal heirs of their parents.","path":["Title 20 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 1 Marriage","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t20c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:48:14Z","sha256":"e272402bf4bc68bb113bb09ef290f9df975deddb0aa7d0bfcd03e1a13f976d38","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-20-1-40","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-20-1-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}