Lloyd v. Lloyd

Ness, Chief Justice:

The family court issued an order purporting to attach and sequester appellant Lloyd’s (Husband’s) state retirement account for respondent Lloyd’s (Wife’s) support. Both Hus- and and the South Carolina Retirement System (State) appeal. We reverse.

Husband and Wife divorced in 1984. The divorce decree approved an agreement whereby Husband agreed to pay Wife support and that Wife would remain the beneficiary of Husband’s state retirement account unless she remarried. Husband agreed that he would not withdraw the funds without Wife’s consent and that he would do nothing to…