Ware v. Ware

This case involves dual domestic actions instituted in Alabama and South Carolina by Ralph D. Ware (Husband) and Margaret P. Ware (Wife). The family court denied Husband’s motion to vacate the orders in the South Carolina case, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Ware v. Ware, 890 S.C. 493, 702 S.E.2d 390 (Ct.App.2010). This Court has granted Husband’s petition for a writ of certiorari. Husband contends the Court of Appeals erred in upholding the South Carolina orders, which declared the parties to be living separate and apart and included a property division and an award of alimony and…