Legal Opinion
Crowe v. Crowe
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided June 16, 1986No. 22577PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chandler, Justice:
Norman Junior Crowe (Husband) challenges the jurisdiction of the Family Court to grant Nellie W. Crowe (Wife) alimony and attorney’s fees. The Family Court held it had personal jurisdiction over him.
We agree and affirm.
FACTS
Husband and Wife were married in South Carolina in 1961, and established a marital home in Anderson County. Husband’s two children by a prior marriage lived with the parties.
Husband abandoned Wife and his children in 1964. He moved to Georgia, where he has since lived.
In 1984, Wife filed a petition for divorce on the ground of desertion. She also prayed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Scott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bunker v. BunkerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
- Plucker v. PluckerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
- Carnie v. CarnieSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1969
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3Cited by4 opinions
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