Marital Settlement Agreement
The South Carolina Court of Appeals finds that a husband's failure to provide documentation from the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act accounts constituted a breach of the marital settlement agreement. The court held the husband in contempt for failure to attend the show cause hearing. The South Carolina divorce attorney that represented the husband appealed the case. The court of appeals held that the defendant may not seek to appeal the marital agreement while he is on fugitive status. The appeal of the family court order was based on the fugitive disentitlement doctrine. This doctrine allows for an appellate court to deny access to its' review power when an appellate is a fugitive and the fugitive status is directly related to the case that is being appealed.
The divorce attorney handling the appeal was most likely trying to help a client that refused to come before the court and face the judge for failing to pay under the South Carolina marital settlement agreement.
Our South Carolina Divorce Attorneys are able to represent clients throughout the state on their marital issues. Our Charleston divorce attorney will help you get through child custody issues, alimony, and child support. Our Myrtle Beach family attorney can help with any family law issues in North Myrtle Beach or Conway.
