## How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for South Carolina alimony and separate maintenance and support (S.C. Code Ann. sec. 20-3-130) is **S.C. Code Ann. § 20-3-130(A)**.

> **S.C. Code Ann. § 20-3-130(A).** In proceedings for divorce from the bonds of matrimony, and in actions for separate maintenance and support, the court may grant alimony or separate maintenance and support in such amounts and for such term as the court considers appropriate as from the circumstances of the parties and the nature of case may be just, pendente lite, and permanently.

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## Sources

- [S.C. Code Ann. § 20-3-130(A) — South Carolina Code Title 20, Chapter 3, Section 20-3-130 — Alimony and separate maintenance and support](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t20c003.php)

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SC Reg. 114-4710 income-shares schedule revised 4/1/2021. Cap $30K/mo combined gross. SC § 20-3-130 13-factor discretionary alimony; adultery bars alimony to claimant.

In determining an award for alimony, the court shall consider all relevant factors...

South Carolina alimony is governed by S.C. Code Ann. sec. 20-3-130; in divorce and separate-maintenance actions the family court may grant alimony or separate maintenance and support in such amounts and for such term as it considers appropriate, pendente lite and permanently.

Financial resources of the party seeking support

Time needed to acquire education or training

Standard of living during marriage

Duration of the marriage

Age and physical/emotional condition

Ability of payor to meet own needs

Contributions to the marriage

Tax consequences

Marital misconduct

Child-care responsibilities

Marital misconduct or fault

Long-term marriage: alimony duration potentially indefinite or equal to marriage length.

Mid-length marriage: alimony duration typically 60–80% of marriage length.

Short-term marriage: alimony duration typically capped at 50% of marriage length.

Factors to be considered by the court in awarding alimony include financial need, marital property awarded, and the conduct of the parties during the marriage.

A parent is obligated to support his or her minor child or children under the age of eighteen.

Guidelines for child support indicate that support award amounts shall be based on the combined net income of both parents.

When determining child support amounts, the court shall consider actual expenses incurred in the support of the child.