Legal Opinion

Gowens v. Gowens

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided February 15, 1988No. 1094PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sanders, Chief Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the Family Court reopening a case to permit additional testimony. We dismiss the appeal.

Appellant Otis Barnard Gowens petitioned the Family Court seeking a divorce, a restraining order and visitation with the minor child of the parties. Respondent Bernice Susan Gowens answered and counterclaimed, also seeking a divorce and seeking, in addition, support for the child and attorney fees.

Following a hearing, the Court issued a divorce decree granting Mr. Gowens the relief he sought and granting Mrs. Gowens custody of the child and child…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. North Carolina Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Twin States Development Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1986

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Charleston County Department of Social Services v. FatherSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1995
  2. CHARLESTON CO. SOCIAL SERV. v. FatherSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1995

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