Bill Text: SC H3925 | 2017-2018 | 122nd General Assembly | Introduced

South Carolina House Bill 3925 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Common law marriage

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-09 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow [H3925 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2017-H3925-Introduced.html

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-1-110 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT COMMON-LAW MARRIAGE IS NOT VALID IN THE STATE ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2018, AND THAT OTHERWISE VALID COMMON-LAW MARRIAGES ESTABLISHED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2018, CONTINUE TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE STATE; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 20-1-360 RELATING TO THE VALIDITY OF A MARRIAGE CONTRACTED WITHOUT THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 20 is amended by adding:

"Section 20-1-110. No common-law marriage entered into in this State on or after January 1, 2018, is valid. Otherwise valid common-law marriages established before January 1, 2018, are not affected by this section and continue to be recognized in this State."

SECTION 2. Section 20-1-360 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.