Legal Opinion
Hagy v. Pruitt
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided March 20, 2000No. 25091PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice:
Petitioner (Misty) and her former husband, Stan Hagy, commenced this action to set aside the 1992 adoption of their daughter by Misty’s father and stepmother, respondents Don and Ann Pruitt. The family court overturned the adoption. The Court of Appeals reversed. Hagy v. Pruitt, 331 S.C. 213, 500 S.E.2d 168 (Ct.App.1998). We affirm the Court of Appeals’ decision as modified herein.
FACTS
Elizabeth was bom on August 25, 1991, two days after Misty turned sixteen. Misty and Stan, the baby’s eighteen-year-old father, were not married but they were living with the Pruitts at the tune…
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