Barth v. Barth

Shaw, Acting Associate Justice:

This is an appeal from a family court order awarding appellant, Mildred K. Barth, interest on an equitable distribution award of $40,645.00 from an earlier appealed order. Mrs. Barth, a resident of Virginia, also appeals the jurisdiction of the South Carolina family court. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

In appeals from family courts we have jurisdiction to find facts in accordance with our own view of the preponderance of the evidence. Mitchell v. Mitchell, 283 S. C. 87, 320 S. E. (2d) 706, 708 (1984); Townes Asociates, Ltd. v. City of Greenville, 266 S.…