Bigham v. Bigham

Ness, Justice:

This is the second time an action dealing with these parties’ domestic relations has reached this Court. See Bigham v. Bigham, 262 S. C. 62, 202 S. E. (2d) 177 (1974). The matter currently before the court involves the propriety of a retroactive modification of accrued support payments in an order awarding an absolute divorce.

On February 8, 1973, the respondent was ordered by the Family Court of Laurens County to make support payments *103of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars per week to his wife, which order respondent failed to comply with, and on May 1, 1974, he was adjudged in contempt.…