{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-20-3-10","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 20-3-10","heading":"Grounds for divorce.","body":"No divorce from the bonds of matrimony shall be granted except upon one or more of the following grounds, to wit:\n(1) adultery;\n(2) desertion for a period of one year;\n(3) physical cruelty;\n(4) habitual drunkenness; provided, that this ground shall be construed to include habitual drunkenness caused by the use of any narcotic drug; or\n(5) 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.","path":["Title 20 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 3 Divorce","ARTICLE 1 Divorces in This State"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t20c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:48:19Z","sha256":"118a81c2ab4ba30823cff1053dc0c0153a41cfee4e6233dec390179151ef283f","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-20-1-720","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-20-3-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}